The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ecphractic
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] ||
Wiktionary
ecphractic
a. (context medicine dated English) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.