stool softeners

A form of stool softener — Any medication used to introduce water and/or fat to the contents of the patient's intestines, making those contents more likely to pass out in the feces.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of stool softener
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stool softeners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool%20softeners

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“stool softeners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool%20softeners. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stool softeners,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stool%20softeners.

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