ipecac
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- noun
- /ˈɪpɪˌkæk/
- Archaic
- Ipecac and ExLax fuel the purge.
- ipecac syrup
- ipecac to induce vomiting
- bottle of ipecac
Examples
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The doctor will probably give her a shot of Ipecac.
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He shouldn't have been dumping Ipecac in anyone's cooler.
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- You want the ipecac?
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In case I run out of ipecac.
Blog text (25) -
Here's a bottle of ipecac[br]if anybody drinks poison.
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Cayenne pepper, mustard, the hot kind, ipecac, asafetida, and oil of cloves, or was it...
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Ipecac is a natural herbal extract that triggers the regurgitation reflex.
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There is ample precedent for people with eating disorders adopting established medical treatments as part of eating disorder symptoms—the use of diuretics, laxatives, and ipecac come to mind.
Academic text (2015) -
Many households used to keep ipecac syrup in case of accidental poisoning.
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The poison control center advised against using ipecac for treating overdoses.
Synonyms
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A medicine made from a plant root that makes someone vomit
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ipecac comes from the Portuguese ipecacuanha, which came from a South American native word meaning 'that which makes you vomit'. So the plant's name became the name for the medicine once used to make people vomit in cases of poisoning.