EPISPASTICS
\ɪpɪspˈastɪks], \ɪpɪspˈastɪks], \ɪ_p_ɪ_s_p_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k_s]\
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Same etymon. An epithet for every medicinal substance which, when applied to the skin, excites pain, heat, and more or less redness, followed by separation of the epidermis, which is raised up by effused serum. Cantharides and mustard are epispastics. See Blister, and Derivative.
By Robley Dunglison