Assertion: contact purgative | /r/CapableOf | act on the muscles of the intestine
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Contact purgatives act directly on the muscles of the intestine, stimulating the wavelike muscular contractions (peristalsis) that result in defecation.
text: Contact purgatives act directly on the muscles of the intestine, stimulating the wavelike muscular contractions (peristalsis) that result in defecation.