Obs. Spelt evectic in Dicts. [ad. Gr. εὐεκτικ-ὴ (τέχνη), fem. of εὐεκτικός pertaining to a good habit (of body), f. phrase εὖ ἔχειν to be well (εὖ well, ἔχειν lit. to have): see EU- and HECTIC.] (See quot.)
1574. J. Jones, Nat. Beginning Grow. Things, 45. Three partes of the Arte curative: First Euectick, whose scope is to keep the helthie in the same State.
[1706. Phillips, Euectica (Gr.), that part of Physic which shews how to get a good habit of Body.]
1721. Bailey, Evectick.
Hence in same sense Euectics pl. [after mathematics, optics, etc.]
1823. Crabb, Technol. Dict., Evectics. So in mod. Dicts.
