† ˈmochlic, a. and n. Obs.
[a. F. mochlique, ad. Gr. µοχλικός pertaining to the use of levers (in reducing dislocation), f. µοχλός lever.]
a. adj. Surg. Of or relating to the reduction of a dislocated bone (Mayne Expos. Lex. 1856). b. n. Med. A drastic purge. So ˈmochlical a., (of a medicine) drastic.
| 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 390* Elaterium is numerated among mochlical Medicaments. [1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Mochlica, a term by which some authors call the violent or drastic purges.] |