different between ecphractic vs emphractic

ecphractic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (to open or unblock). Compare French ecphractique.

Adjective

ecphractic (not comparable)

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

Noun

ecphractic (plural ecphractics)

  1. (dated) Any medicine of this kind.

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emphractic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Adjective

emphractic (comparative more emphractic, superlative most emphractic)

  1. (medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

Anagrams

  • price match

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