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MeSH Heading: Cathartics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.483.396
Unique ID: D002400
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002400
Scope Note: Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
Entry Term(s): Bowel Evacuant; Bowel Evacuants; Bowel Preparation Solution; Bowel Preparation Solutions; Cathartic; Purgative; Purgatives
Registry Number: 0
NLM Classification #: QV 75
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0003655
Registry Number: 0
Scope Note: Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.
Terms: Cathartics Preferred Term
Term UI T006962
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Bowel Evacuant
Term UI T000998651
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Purgatives
Term UI T006963
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Bowel Evacuants
Term UI T687044
Date12/01/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Cathartic
Term UI T000998650
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Purgative
Term UI T000998652
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Cathartics MeSH Descriptor Data 2023