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Ecphractic vs Emphractic - What's the difference?

ecphractic | emphractic |

As adjectives the difference between ecphractic and emphractic

is that ecphractic is (medicine|dated) serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent while emphractic is (medicine) having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

ecphractic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine, dated) Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so remove obstructions; deobstruent.
    • (Webster 1913)

    emphractic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
    • (Webster 1913)