Treated with or affected by cantharidin; having undergone treatment with blister-beetle derivatives.
Past participle of 'cantharidize,' formed by adding '-ed.' Used in medical records and pharmaceutical descriptions from the 1700s onward.
A cantharidized patient would have carefully wrapped bandages around treated areas—the smell of the preparation was so strong and distinctive that people could recognize the treatment just by the odor!
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