evacuant

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « purgatif » ou « laxatif », notamment dans un contexte médical, en parlant de substances qui vident les intestins.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'purging' or 'cleansing', especially in a medical context referring to substances that evacuate the bowels.

1. Strongly laxativeC2formalmedical

   Having the property of strongly promoting bowel evacuation; a powerful purgative.

   purgatif puissant

   • The doctor prescribed an evacuant medicine to relieve severe constipation.
   • Some herbal remedies have an evacuant effect on the digestive system.
   • Overuse of evacuant substances can lead to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

   Synonymescatharticdrasticpurgative