下剤(げざい)

げざい
noun
laxative; purgative
1. laxative; purgative
Medicine that induces bowel movements, taken for constipation or to clear the bowels before a medical procedure such as a colonoscopy. The medical-register term, used by doctors and on prescriptions.
下剤(げざい)を処方(しょほう)された。
I was prescribed a laxative.
下剤(げざい)は服用(ふくよう)量(りょう)に注意(ちゅうい)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
With laxatives, you need to be careful about the dose.
大腸(だいちょう)内視鏡(ないしきょう)検査(けんさ)の前日(ぜんじつ)に下剤(げざい)を飲(の)んで腸(ちょう)の中(なか)を空(から)にする。
The day before a colonoscopy, you take a laxative to empty your bowels.

下(げ) (descending) + 剤(ざい) (preparation, drug). The medical-register term. In a doctor's office or on a prescription you will see 下剤(げざい), but on consumer products and TV ads the everyday 便秘薬(べんぴやく) is used instead.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 下剤(げざい)を飲(の)む: to take a laxative
  • 下剤(げざい)を処方(しょほう)する: to prescribe a laxative
  • 下剤(げざい)の服用(ふくよう): taking a laxative
  • 刺激性(しげきせい)下剤(げざい): stimulant laxative

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 便秘薬(べんぴやく): laxative — everyday consumer term for the same thing
  • 整腸(せいちょう)剤(ざい): digestive regulator — milder, used for both constipation and diarrhea
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Added 2026.6.6 11:07
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