epispastic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ep"i*spas"tic adjective
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to draw to, attract; to + to draw: cf. F. épispastique.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.
Ep"i*spas"tic noun
Definitions
  1. (Med.) An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.

Webster 1913