Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DI-GEST'IVE
DI-GEST'IVE, n.
- In medicine, any preparation or medicine which increases the tone of the stomach, and aids digestion; a stomachic; a corroborant.
- In surgery, an application which ripens an ulcer or wound, or disposes it to suppurate. Digestive salt, the muriate of potash.
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