De-ŏb'stru-ent1, a.
a. [From de and obstruent, q. v.] (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
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a. [From de and obstruent, q. v.] (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.
n. (Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions and opens the natural passages of the fluids of the body; an aperient. Dunglison.