'Ecphractic' definitions:

Definition of 'Ecphractic'

From: GCIDE

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]