Etymology From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).
The bechic blast, which is the principal vehicle for removing pathological material, is dependent for its action on the pressure of air below it.1924, Arthur Logan Turner, Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear:
Etymology From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).
Medicines which alleviate cough are called bechics1719, John Quincy, Pharmacopoeia officinalis et extemporanea : or a compleat English dispensatory in four parts: