A cholekinetic drug is a
pharmaceutical drug
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...
which increases the contractile power of the
bile duct
A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile, and is present in most vertebrates.
Bile is required for the digestion of food and is secreted by the liver into passages that carry bile toward the hepatic duct. It ...
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See also
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Choleretic
Choleretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver as well as the amount of solids secreted.
See also
* Cholekinetic
* Hydrocholeretic Hydrocholeretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bi ...
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Hydrocholeretic Hydrocholeretics are substances that increase the volume of secretion of bile from the liver without increasing the amount of solids secreted. Some substances can result in decreased solid production, possibly due to circulatory effects.
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Drugs
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