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cathartic

1. ca.thar.tic \k*-'tha:r-tik\ aj [LL or Gk; LL catharticus, fr. Gk 
   kathartikos, fr. kathairein] : of, relating to, or producing catharsis 
2. cathartic n : a cathartic medicine : PURGATIVE