Definition
A rare medical term describing a remedy or treatment that has a hardening or binding effect on tissues.
Etymology
From Greek apo- (away) combined with kroustikos (relating to hardening or crusting), an obsolete medical concept from ancient Greek and Roman medicine.
Kelly Says
Medieval doctors used apocrustic remedies thinking they 'hardened' infections away—we now know that's not how healing works, but the word stuck around in medical dictionaries!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُزَوَّد
mu-zaw-wad
BNবাংলা
অপোক্রিফ
apokri-f
CACatalà
apocrif
a-po-kri-f
CSČeština
apokryfní
ap-o-kryf-ni
DADansk
apokryf
ap-o-kryf
DEDeutsch
apokryptisch
ap-o-kryp-ti-sch
ELΕλληνικά
αποκρυφος
a-pok-ri-fos
ESEspañol
apocrítico
ap-o-kri-ti-ko
FISuomi
apokryfini
ap-o-kry-fi-ni
FRFrançais
apocryphe
ap-o-kri-f
HAHA
apocrypha
a-po-kri-fa
HEעברית
אפוקריפי
a-po-kri-fi
HIहिन्दी
अनधिकृत
an-dhi-krut
HUMagyar
apokrif
ap-o-krif
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak resmi
tidak resmi
IGIG
akwụkwọ dị mkpa
ak-wu-kwo di mk-pa
ITItaliano
apocrifo
ap-o-kri-fo
KKKK
апокрифтік
apokri-ftik
KMKM
ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ
pra-vatt-ri-sa-a-stra
KO한국어
비경전적인
bi-gyeong-jeon-jeo-tin
MSBahasa Melayu
apokrifa
ap-o-kri-fa
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်မဟုတ်
pon-ma-hsan-ma-hu-t
NLNederlands
apocrief
ap-o-kri-ef
NONorsk
apokryf
ap-o-kryf
PLPolski
apokryficzny
ap-o-kry-fi-cz-ny
PTPortuguês
apocrítico
ap-o-kri-ti-ko
RORomână
apocrif
ap-o-kri-f
RUРусский
апокрифический
apokrificheskiy
SVSvenska
apokryf
ap-o-kryf
SWKiswahili
apokrifi
a-po-kri-fi
TAதமிழ்
பிரபலமற்ற
pra-pa-la-mat-tra
TEతెలుగు
అపోక్రిఫిక్
a-po-kri-fik
THไทย
นอกพระคัมภีร์
nok pra-kam-pi
TLTL
di-a-po-kri-fa
di-a-po-kri-fa
TRTürkçe
apokrif
ap-o-krif
UKУкраїнська
апокрифічний
apokrifichiyniy
URاردو
مُزَوَّد
mu-zaw-wad
VITiếng Việt
không chính thức
khong chinh thuc
YOYO
apocrypha
a-po-kri-fa