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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