cholagogue

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′lə gôg′, -gog′, kol′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cho•la•gogue  (kō′lə gôg′, -gog′, kol′ə-),USA pronunciation [Med.]
adj. 
    Also, cho•la•gog•ic  (kō′lə goj′ik, kol′ə-).USA pronunciation promoting the flow of bile.

n. 
  1. Medicinea cholagogue agent.
  • Greek cholagōgós. See chol-, -agogue
  • French
  • 1605–15

'cholagogue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-agogue

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