carminative
Pronunciation: kar-min′ă-tiv
Definition:
- Preventing the formation or causing the expulsion of flatus.
- An agent that relieves flatulence.
[L. carmino, pp. -atus, to card wool; special Mod. L. usage, to expel wind]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
