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Vesicatory

Vesicatory \Ves"i*ca*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. v['e]sicatoire.] (Med.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. -- n. A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

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vesicatory

a. (context medicine English) Causing blistering. n. (context medicine English) An agent that causes blistering.

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vesicatory

  1. adj. causing blisters [syn: vesicant]

  2. n. a chemical agent that causes blistering [syn: vesicant]

Usage examples of "vesicatory".

Fathom still remained insensible, and the doctor pronounced a very unfavourable prognostic, while he ordered a pair of additional vesicatories to be laid upon his arms, and other proper medicines to be administered.