- ecphractic
- ecphractic /ek-frakˈtik/ (obsolete medicine)adjectiveServing to remove obstructionsnounA drug with such propertiesORIGIN: Gr ekphraktikos, from ek from, and phrassein to enclose
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Ecphractic — Ec*phrac tic, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to open; ek out + ? to block up: cf. F. ecphractique.] (Med.) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. n. An ecphractic medicine. Harvey. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
