Cantharidated

/kænˈθærɪˌdeɪtɪd/ adjective

Having been treated with or exposed to cantharidin; marked by the application of blister-beetle derivatives.

Past participle of 'cantharidate,' formed by adding '-ed' to the verb form. Became a medical term in the 17th-19th centuries when cantharidin treatments were common.

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