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Definition of Corrigent
1. n. A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its action.
Definition of Corrigent
1. Adjective. corrective ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Any substance added to a medicine to make it more palatable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Corrigent
1. 1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. Synonym: corrigent. Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight (05 Mar 2000)