hydragogue

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adjective

Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.

OriginLatin hydragogus ← Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός →
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Meanings

adjectivehydragogue (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablemedicineCausing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy.
nounhydragogue (plural hydragogues)

plural hydragogues

  1. archaicAny medicine of this kind, usually a cathartic or diuretic.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑδραγωγός“to lead”
  2. Latinhydragogus“conveying off water”
  3. Englishhydragogue

From Latin hydragogus (“conveying off water”), from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγός (hudragōgós, “to lead”). Compare French hydragogue.

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APA

hydragogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydragogue

MLA

“hydragogue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydragogue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydragogue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydragogue.

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