Relating to or acting through the skin; capable of being absorbed through the skin.
From Greek 'endo-' (within) + 'derma' (skin) + '-ic' (relating to). This medical/pharmaceutical term describes the pathway through which substances enter the body via dermal absorption.
The endermic route of drug delivery explains why some medicines come as creams or patches—the skin is far more permeable than people realize, with countless tiny pathways allowing carefully formulated substances to slip through into the bloodstream.
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