Bechic
//ˈbiːkɪk// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A medicine for relieving coughs. dated
"Medicines which alleviate cough are called bechics"
Adjective
- 1 Relating to, or relieving, a cough. dated
"The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it."
Example
More examples"The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it."
Etymology
From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).
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