ectrotic
ectrotic adjective: that tends to prevent the development of something, especially a disease.
Adjective
ectrotic (comparative more ectrotic, superlative most ectrotic)
- That tends to prevent the development of something, especially a disease.
- In this case none of the symptoms were present, and there can be no doubt that the ectrotic treatment really checked the progress of suppuration and modified the disease.1865, John Hughes Bennett, Clinical Lectures on the Principles and Practice of Medicine, 4th edition, Adam and Charles Black, page 963
- In both sexes the ectrotic treatment of applying nitrate of silver to the inflamed surface, either in stick or in strong solution, is undesirable, being fraught with untoward results.1887, John Milner Fothergill, The Practitioner's Handbook of Treatment, 3rd edition, Lea Brothers & Co., page 462
ectrotic meaning in Tamil
ectrotic in Tamil
- கருச்சிதைப்பி, நோய்க்குறைப்பி
Forms of ectrotic
| comparative | more ectrotic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ectrotic |
Origin of ectrotic
From Ancient Greek ἔκτρωσις (éktrōsis, “abortion”).
Questions about ectrotic
- What does ectrotic mean?
- Ectrotic means that tends to prevent the development of something, especially a disease.
- What is ectrotic in Tamil?
- Ectrotic in Tamil is கருச்சிதைப்பி, நோய்க்குறைப்பி. See Ectrotic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ectrotic?
- Ectrotic is an adjective.
Words near ectrotic in the dictionary
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