endermic

[ en-dur-mik ]

adjective

1. acting through the skin, as a medicine, by absorption.

endermic

/ ɛnˈdɜːmɪk /

adjective

1. (of a medicine) acting by absorption through the skin

Other Words From

• en·dermi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of endermic¹

First recorded in 1825–35; en- ¹ + -derm + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of endermic¹

C19: from en- ² + Greek derma skin

Example Sentences

Endermic, -al, en-dėrm′ik, -al, adj. through or applied directly to the skin—also Endermat′ic.—n.

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