Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

anacathartic

anacathartic (an`ȧ*kȧ*thar"tik) , adjective

[Greek 'anakaqartiko`s, from 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; 'ana` + kaqai`rein. See Cathartic.]

1.
(Medicine) Producing vomiting or expectoration. [archaic]

anacathartic (an`ȧ*kȧ*thar"tik) , noun

(Medicine) An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. [archaic]