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Definition of Epispastic

1. a. Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.

2. n. An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.

Medical Definition of Epispastic

1. Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering. Origin: Gr, fr. To draw to, attract; to + to draw: cf. F. Epispastique. An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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