epithem

Noun

(plural epithems)

(medicine, historical) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐπίθεμα (epithema).

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The epithem is penetrated by a network of fine intercellular spaces, which are normally filled with water and debouch on one or more intercellular cavities below the epidermis.
The epithem is frequently surrounded by a sheath of cuticularized cells.
In other cases the epithem may be absent altogether, the tracheal strand debouching directly on the lacunae of the mesophyll.

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