Medical Dictionary
expulsive
adj ex·pul·sive \ik-ˈspəl-siv\
Medical Definition of EXPULSIVE
1
: serving to expel <expulsive efforts during labor>
2
: characterized by concern with the elimination of feces <there are two anal phases—the earlier expulsive and the later retentive—G. S. Blum>
—ex·pul·sion \-ˈspəl-shən\ noun
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