endermic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: en=der=mic

CIDE DICTIONARY

endermic, a. [Gr. in + skin.].

 Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.  [1913 Webster]

Endermic method, that in which the medicine enters the system through the skin, being applied either to the sound skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a blister.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

endermic, adj. acting on or through the skin.

Derivative

endermically adv.

Etymology

EN-(2) + Gk derma skin