Of or pertaining to the physiological process of digestion.Promoting digestion: as, a digestive medicine.Prtaining to or used in the chemical process of digestion. See digester .Pertaining to the process of analyzing and arranging; analytical.In surgery, causing maturation in wounds or ulcers.n. In medicine, any preparation or medicine which aids digestion.n. In surg.., an application which ripens an ulcer or a wound, or disposes it to suppurate.