Laxative/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Laxative.

Agents that produce a soft formed stool, and relax and loosen the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Laxative (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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