'Hydragogue' definitions:

Definition of 'Hydragogue'

From: GCIDE

Hydragogue \Hy"dra*gogue\, a. [L. hydragogus conveying off water, Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ? to lead: cf. F. hydragogue.] (Med.) Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into any part of the body, as in dropsy. -- n. A hydragogue medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic. [1913 Webster]