Ee-phræ'tie1, a.
a. [Fr. ecphractique, Gr. ἐκφρακτι-κός, from ἐκφράσσειν, to remove obstacles, to open, from ἐκ, out, and φράσσειν, to inclose, block up.] (Med.) Serving to dissolve or attenuate, and so to remove obstructions; deobstruent. Harvey.