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/əˈpɪəriənt/ /ˌeɪpɪˈriːənt/

Meanings
noun

Laxante

A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

Examples :

"My grandmother often drinks prune juice; she says it's a natural aperient that helps with her digestion. "
Mi abuela a menudo bebe jugo de ciruelas pasas; dice que es un laxante natural que la ayuda con la digestión.
medicine physiology food

Related Words

Illustration constipation

constipation noun

/ˌkɑnstəˈpeɪʃən/ /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/

Condensación, compresión

"The constipation of so many students in the hallway made it difficult to move around. "

La condensación de tantos estudiantes en el pasillo dificultaba moverse.

Illustration relieve

relieve verb

/ɹɪˈliːv/

Aliviar, calmar

"The difficult exam results relieved her anxiety. "

Los difíciles resultados del examen aliviaron su ansiedad.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration asparagus

asparagus noun

/əˈspæɹ.ə.ɡəs/

Espárrago

"My mother planted asparagus in the garden this spring. "

Mi madre plantó espárragos en el jardín esta primavera.

Illustration natural

natural noun

/ˈnætʃəɹəl/ /-ɚəl/

Nativo, indígena

"The new student was a natural from Japan. "

El nuevo estudiante era un nativo de Japón.

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

Medicina, medicamento

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

La medicina ayudó a mi abuela a sentirse mejor después de tener gripe.

Illustration effect

effect noun

/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

Resultado, efecto

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

El resultado del huracán fue un paisaje devastado.

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

Prevenir, impedir

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration prescribed

prescribed verb

/pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/

Recetar

"The doctor prescribed aspirin."

El médico recetó aspirina.

Illustration laxative

laxative noun

/ˈlæk.sə.tɪv/

Laxante

"My grandmother took a laxative to help her feel better after a large meal. "

Mi abuela tomó un laxante para sentirse mejor después de una comida abundante.

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

Tampoco, también

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

Mis padres no querían que fuera a la fiesta, y mis amigos tampoco.

Illustration digestion

digestion noun

/daɪˈdʒɛstʃən/

Digestión

"Proper digestion is important for getting enough energy for school. "

Una digestión adecuada es importante para obtener suficiente energía para la escuela.