Epidermic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epidermic \Ep`i*der"mic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pidermique.]
     Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.
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     {Epidermic administration of medicine} (Med.), the
        application of medicine to the skin by friction.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  epidermic
       adj : of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {cuticular}, {epidermal},
              {dermal}]