Etymology

Adjective

1. Stimulating the production of bile by the liver.

   This drug has a strong choleretic effect.

Related terms

• cholagogic
• choleric
• cholekinetic
• cholepoietic
• cholestatic

Noun

1. A drug which stimulates the production of bile by the liver.

   Phenobarbital is a powerful choleretic.

Related terms

• cholagogue
• cholekinesis
• choleresis
• cholepoiesis
• cholestasis