瀉しゃ剤ざい

noun

laxative; purgative; cathartic

Medical term for a substance that promotes bowel movements. 下剤 (げざい) is the more common everyday word.

• 便べん秘ぴの治ち療りょうに瀉しゃ剤ざいが処しょ方ほうされることがある。

  Laxatives are sometimes prescribed for the treatment of constipation.