"ecphractic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), from φράσσω (phrássō). Compare French ecphractique. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκφράσσω||to open or unblock}} Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), {{cog|fr|ecphractique}} French ecphractique Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ecphractic (not comparable)
  1. (medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent. Tags: dated, not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-ecphractic-en-adj-wXEJj8cJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun

Forms: ecphractics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), from φράσσω (phrássō). Compare French ecphractique. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκφράσσω||to open or unblock}} Ancient Greek ἐκφράσσω (ekphrássō, “to open or unblock”), {{cog|fr|ecphractique}} French ecphractique Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecphractic (plural ecphractics)
  1. (dated) Any medicine of this kind. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-ecphractic-en-noun-IZymj4x5

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