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en·der·mic

(ĕn-dûr′mĭk)

adj.

Acting medicinally by absorption through the skin.

en·der′mi·cal·ly adv.

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endermic

(ɛnˈdɜːmɪk) or

endermatic

adj

(Medicine) (of a medicine) acting by absorption through the skin

[C19: from en-² + Greek derma skin]

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endermic - acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment"

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