DEPOSITIVE
\dˈɛpəzɪtˌɪv], \dˈɛpəzɪtˌɪv], \d_ˈɛ_p_ə_z_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\
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Depositivus, same etymon. An epithet used by Mr. Erasmus Wilson to express that condition of the membrane in which plastic lymph is exuded into the tissue of the derma, so as to give rise to the production of small hard elevations of the skin, or pimples. Under "depositive inflammation of the derma," he comprises strophulus, lichen, and prurigo.
By Robley Dunglison
