Endermic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin. archaic, not-comparable

    "endermic application of medicine"

Adjective
  1. 1
    acting by absorption through the skin wordnet

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cutaneousdermalendermaticendermicalepidermalfurry

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"endermic application of medicine"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) + -ic.

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