Hy'dra-gōgue, n.

noun

(hȳ'dra-gōg), n. [Fr. hydragogue, Lat. hydragogus, Gr. ὑδραγωγός, conveying or carrying off water, from ὕδωρ, water, and ἀγωγός, leading, ἄγειν, to lead.] (Med.) A remedy believed to be capable of expelling serum effused into any part of the body, usually a cathartic or diuretic. Dunglison.