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Definition of Epithem
1. n. Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc.
Definition of Epithem
1. Noun. (medicine historical) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc. ¹
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Definition of Epithem
1. a group of leaf cells which exude water [n -S]
Medical Definition of Epithem
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epithem
Literary usage of Epithem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Plant Physiology by Ludwig Jost (1907)
"... epithem plays the part of a filter. It is only when a positive pressure has
been developed in the vessels that an excretion of water begins, ..."
2. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley, W. North (1892)
"2. (Ph. L. 1746.) Spanish flies (in fine powder), and wheat-flour, equal parts,
made into paste with vinegar, qs As a blister. epithem, Volatile. Syn. ..."
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