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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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