noun
- Plural of aperient; substances or medications that gently promote bowel movements; mild laxatives.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Chiefly British English
adjective
- Having the quality of gently promoting bowel movements; mildly laxative.
Usage: Medical/pharmaceutical term; Chiefly British English
Examples
- The doctor recommended aperients rather than stronger medications for mild constipation.
- Prunes are a natural aperient food that many people use for digestive relief.
- Aperient properties are found in certain herbs and plant-based remedies.
- The patient was prescribed aperient tablets to take before bed.
- Aperient treatments are often preferred because they work gently on the digestive system.
- Many over-the-counter aperients are available without a prescription.