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epulotic, a. and n. Med.|ɛpjuːˈlɒtɪk|
[ad. Gr. ἐπουλωτικ-ός, f. ἐπουλόεσθαι to be scarred over, f. ἐπί upon + οὐλή scar.]
A. adj. Having power to cicatrize.
1761W. Lewis Mat. Med. (ed. 2) 160 s.v. Calaminaris, The officinal epulotic cerate. 1787C. B. Trye in Med. Commun. II. 154 The common epulotic dressings. 1832in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.
B. n. in pl. Medicines or ointments that induce cicatrization, and heal wounds or sores.
1634T. Johnson tr. Parey's Chirurg. xxvi. xvi. (1678) 639 We use Epuloticks when as the ulcer is almost filled up, and equal to the adjacent skin. 1751Debenham in Phil. Trans. XLVII. 94 The wound was..by the use of epulotics, completely cicatrized. 1832in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.
Hence † epuˈlotical a. Path. Obs. = prec. adj.
1615Crooke Body of Man 86 The flesh is softned and dryed by Epulotical medicines as they call them. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 107 A slash or skar of a wound is closed with an Epulotical Powder. |