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Webster 1913 Edition


Ecphractic

Ec-phrac′tic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK], from [GREEK] to open;
ἐκ
out + [GREEK] to block up: cf. F.
ecphractique
.]
(Med.)
Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent.
Noun.
An ecphractic medicine.
Harvey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ecphractic

ECPHRAC'TIC

,
Adj.
[Gr.] In medicine, deobstruent; attenuating.

ECPHRAC'TIC

,
Noun.
A medicine which dissolves or attenuates viscid matter, and removes obstructions.

Definition 2024


ecphractic

ecphractic

English

Adjective

ecphractic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.