Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic1, a.
a. [N. Lat. anacatharticus, Gr. ἀνακαθαρτικός, from ἀνακαθαίρειν, to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting, from ἀνά, upward, and καθαίρειν, to cleanse, purge. See CATHARTIC.] Cleansing by exciting discharges from the mouth or nostrils.