DEOBSTRUENT
\diːˈɒbstɹuːnt], \diːˈɒbstɹuːnt], \d_iː__ˈɒ_b_s_t_ɹ_uː_n_t]\
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Medicines given with the view of removing any obstruction. The word corresponds to aperient, in its general, not in its particular sense. It is now almost abandoned, and, when used, conveys by no means definite ideas.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe