DIGESTIVES
\da͡ɪd͡ʒˈɛstɪvz], \daɪdʒˈɛstɪvz], \d_aɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_v_z]\
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Digestiva, Digerentilia; same etymon as Digestion. (F.) Digestifs. A term given, by surgeons, to substances, which, when applied to wound or ulcer, promote suppuration; as the ceratum resinoe, warm cataplasms, fomentations, &c. Such substances are vulgarly termed drawing.
By Robley Dunglison
