Sekirov Dictionary

epispastic

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun2

(old-fashioned) A vesicant agent; that which causes blisters.
(old-fashioned) A blister.

adjective1

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(no longer used) Causing blisters; vesicant.
- Old Postle says this: "Cantharides when used internally are diuretic and stimulant; when applied externally they are epispastic and rubefacient." Now what the devil can he mean, eh? — 1960

forms

epispastics · more epispastic · most epispastic

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