loading...| Preferred Name |
laxative |
| Synonyms |
purgative aperient laxante laxatives aperients purgatives |
| Definitions |
An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50503 |
| definition |
An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic. |
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chebi_ontology |
| has_related_synonym |
purgative aperient laxante laxatives aperients purgatives |
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CHEBI:50503 |
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| label |
laxative |
| notation |
CHEBI:50503 |
| prefLabel |
laxative |
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