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anticathartic

adj

Etymology

From anti- + cathartic.

  1. derived from καθαρτικός
  2. learned borrowing from catharticus
  3. prefixed as anticathartic — “anti + cathartic”

Definitions

  1. In no way causing or inducing catharsis.

  2. Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.

  3. A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.

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