Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EP'I-THEM
EP'I-THEM, n. [Gr. επιθημα; επι and τιθημι, to place.]
In pharmacy, a kind of fomentation or poultice, to be applied externally to strengthen the part. Encyc. Any external application, or topical medicine. The term has been restricted to liquids in which cloths are dipped, to be applied to a part. Parr. Turner.
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