ANACATHARTIC

ANACATHAR'TIC, adjective [Gr. upward and a purging. See Cathartic.]Throwing upwards; cleansing by exciting vomiting, expectoration, etc.ANACATHAR'TIC, noun A medicine which excites discharges by the mouth, or nose, as expectorants, emetics, sternutatories and masticatories.

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An′a‐ca‐thar″tic (�), a. [[Gr. �, fr. � to cleanse upward, i.e., by vomiting; � + �. See Cathartic.]] (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. — n. An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.