also: しゃか
noun, noun-modifying (irregular), noun or participle which takes 'suru'
purging the bowels; catharsis; diarrhea
Medical term for inducing bowel evacuation or describing severe diarrhea. Often used in clinical or pharmacological contexts.
この薬は瀉下作用がある。
This medicine has a purgative effect.
瀉下薬を服用すると、腸
Taking a cathartic empties the bowels.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
pouring out
Only with reading しゃか
Original, now rare meaning referring to the act of pouring out water or other substances. Restricted to the reading しゃか.
古典では「瀉下」を水を注ぎ出す意味で用いることがある。
In classical texts, 瀉下 is sometimes used to mean pouring out water.