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ECPHRACTIC
Etymology
Adjective
ecphractic (not comparable)
(medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.
Noun
ecphractic (plural ecphractics)
(dated) Any medicine of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*phrac"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. ecphractique.] (Med.)
Definition: Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent.
– n.
Definition: An ecphractic medicine. Harvey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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