Em-phrāe'tic, a.
a. [Gr. ἐμφρακτικός, obstructing, from ἐμφράσσειν, to block up.] (Med.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.
a. [Gr. ἐμφρακτικός, obstructing, from ἐμφράσσειν, to block up.] (Med.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.