epispastic

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epispastic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Epispastic \Ep"i*spas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw to,
     attract; ? to + ? to draw: cf. F. ['e]pispastique.] (Med.)
     Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the
     skin; blistering.
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  Epispastic \Ep"i*spas"tic\, n. (Med.)
     An external application to the skin, which produces a
     puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a
     vesicatory.
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