a. Obs. rare–1. [ad. mod.L. cacātōrius, f. cacāre to evacuate the bowels; see -ORY.] Attended with looseness of the bowels.
1684. trans. Bonet’s Merc. Compit., VI. 183. Cacatory, Dejectory, or Loose-fevers … ought wholly to be imputed to Choler.
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., Cacatory-fever.
