Epidermic administration of medicine

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Epidermic \Ep`i*der"mic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pidermique.]
   Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.
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   {Epidermic administration of medicine} (Med.), the
      application of medicine to the skin by friction.
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