epispastic
[ ep-uh-spas-tik ]
/ ˌɛp əˈspæs tɪk /
adjective
raising a blister.
noun
a blistering agent; vesicatory.
Words nearby epispastic
episode,
episodic,
episodic memory,
episome,
epispadias,
epispastic,
episplenitis,
epispore,
epist.,
epistasis,
epistaxis
British Dictionary definitions for epispastic
epispastic
/ (ˌɛpɪˈspæstɪk) med /
adjective
producing a serous discharge or a blister
noun
an epispastic agent
Word Origin for epispastic
C17: from Greek
epispastikos, from
epispan to attract, from
span to draw; alluding to the ancient belief that blisters consisted of humours drawn to the surface of the skin