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ENDERMIC

\ɛndˈɜːmɪk], \ɛndˈɜːmɪk], \ɛ_n_d_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of ENDERMIC

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An epithet given to the method of treating diseases by placing the therapeutical agent in contact with the skin, especially after the cuticle has been removed; Morphia, strychnia, &c., are often administered in this way.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

See Endermatic.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An obsolete meth od of applying drugs to the skin after the removal of the cuticle by blistering.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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