ENDERMIC

endermic, endermatic

(adjective) acting by absorption through the skin; “endermic ointment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

endermic (not comparable)

(medicine) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.

Source: Wiktionary


En*der"mic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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13 May 2024

AMISS

(adverb) in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner; “if you think him guilty you judge amiss”; “he spoke amiss”; “no one took it amiss when she spoke frankly”


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