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endermic

[en-dur-mik]

adjective

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

endermic

/ ɛˈɜːɪ /

adjective

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • endermically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endermic1

First recorded in 1825–35; en- 1 + -derm + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endermic1

C19: from en- ² + Greek derma skin
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Example Sentences

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

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