Endermic \En*der"mic\, a. [Gr. ? in + ? skin.]
(Med.)
Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the
skin.
[1913 Webster]
Endermic method, that in which the medicine enters the
system through the skin, being applied either to the sound
skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a
blister.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |