anticachectic, a. and n. Med.
(ˌæntɪkəˈkɛktɪk)
[f. anti- 3 + Gr. καχεκτικός: see cachectic.]
A. adj. Used against cachexy, or a bad state of the body. B. n. (sc. medicine).
| 1719 Glossogr. Nova, Anti-chachectics, Remedies that correct the ill disposition of the blood. 1706 Phillips, Anticachecticks. 1773 Johnson, Antichachectick. 1880 Syd. Soc. Lex., Anticachectic, Opposed to what is cachectic. |