IGG REM EDI A Tj AGENTS. 



Indu'rans. — A inodicluc wliicli liardcns the part to wliicli it is 

 !i|i]iliod. 



Ine'briant. — An agent tliat intoxicates. 



Inspis'sant, — Any remedial agent that renders the blood 

 tliicker, directly or indirectly. 



Ir'ritant. — That which cau.ses irritation or pain, heat and ten- 

 sion, cither cheoiically, mechanically, or in a specific 

 manner. 



Ischuret'ic. — A medicine for relieving suppression of the urine. 



Lac'tifuge. — A medicine which dispels milk. 



iLax'ative. — A medicine which gently opens the bowels. 



Len'itive. — A medicine which allays irritation or palliates 

 disease. 



Liquefa'cient. — A medicinal agent supposed to have the power 

 of li(iuefying solid depositions. 



Lithontrip'tic. — A medicine which is supposed to liave the 

 power of preventing or dissolving calculi in the urinary 

 passages. 



Mat'urant. — A medicine or application which promotes sup- 

 puration. 



Narcotic. — A substance which has the property of stupefying. 



Ob'struens. — A medicine which closes the orifices of ducts or 

 vessels. 



Oppil'ative. — A medicine which shuts up the pores. 



Parturient, or Parturifacient. — A medicine which induces 

 or promotes labor. 



Pep'tic. — An agent that promotes digestion. 



Prophylac'tic. — An epithet for whatever preserves or defends 

 against disea.se. 



Pur'gative. — A medicine which operates more powerfully on 

 the bowels than a laxative, stimulating the muscular, and 

 exciting increased secretion from the mucous, coat. 



Refrig'erant. — A medicine which depresses the morbid tem- 

 perature of the body. 



Repellent. — A medicine which, when applied to a tumefied 

 part, causes the fluids that render it tumid to recede, as it 

 wore, from it. 



Rubefa'cient. — A medicine which causes redness of the skin. 



Sedative. — A medicine which directly depresses the vital 

 ibrces. 



Sial'ag'Og'ue. — A medicine which promotes the flow of saliva. 



Sorbefa'cient. — A remedy that promotes absorption. 



