an ti ca chectic, antichachecticks ( h silent)

& s. [Gr. ἀντί ( anti ) = against, and καχέκτης ( kachektes ) = having a bad habit of body; κακός ( kakos ) = bad, and ἕξις (her is) = a having po e ion; ἕξω (hexo), fut. of ἔχω ( écho ) = to have.] 1. As adjective: Deemed of use against a cachectic state of the constitution. 2. As substantive: A medicine designed to counteract a cachectic state of the constitution. "Anti-chachecticks (Gr.). Remedies that correct the ill disposition of the blood."-Glo ogr. Nova.