apertive

== English == === Etymology === From Latin apertūra (“opening”) +‎ -ive. === Adjective === apertive (comparative more apertive, superlative most apertive) (medicine) Causing the body to open; dissolving blockages or having a purgative or diuretic effect. Pertaining to or using an aperture; apertural. Tending to open. === Noun === apertive (plural apertives) A substance that can be used medicinally for its apertive effect.