What is "endermic"

Endermic \En*der"mic\, a. [Gr. ? in + ? skin.] (Med.) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.

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.

a. (context medicine English) Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the skin.

adj. acting by absorption through the skin; "endermic ointment" [syn: endermatic]