epispastic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- epispastick (obsolete)
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
editepispastic (comparative more epispastic, superlative most epispastic)
- (medicine, now rare) Causing blisters; vesicant.
- 1960, Lawrence Durrell, Clea:
- 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?
Noun
editepispastic (plural epispastics)