bechic

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/ˈbiːkɪk/

adjective

Relating to, or relieving, a cough.

OriginFrench béchique ← Latin bēchicus ← Ancient Greek βηχικός →
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Meanings

adjectivebechic (comparative more bechic, superlative most bechic)

comparative more bechic · superlative most bechic

  1. datedRelating to, or relieving, a cough.

    The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it.

    1924, Arthur Logan Turner, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear
nounbechic (plural bechics)

plural bechics

  1. datedA medicine for relieving coughs.

    Medicines which alleviate cough are called bechics

    1719, John Quincy, Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea : or a compleat English dispensatory in four parts

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβηχικός“of or for a cough”
  2. Latinbēchicus“of or for a cough”
  3. Frenchbéchique
  4. Englishbechic

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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Chicago

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