ECLECTOS
\ɪklˈɛktə͡ʊz], \ɪklˈɛktəʊz], \ɪ_k_l_ˈɛ_k_t_əʊ_z]\
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A medicine, of a thick, syrupy consistence, chiefly used to allay cough, and consisting of pectoral remedies. It was formerly sucked from the end of a liquorice stick, made into a kind of pencil; hence its name Linctus, from lingere, 'to lick.' Although the linctus is usually exhibited in thoracic affections, it may have tonic virtues combined with it.
By Robley Dunglison
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