a. and sb. Med. [ad. Gr. ἐπουλωτικ-ός, f. ἐπουλόεσθαι to be scarred over, f. ἐπί upon + οὐλή scar.]
A. adj. Having power to cicatrize.
1761. W. Lewis, Mat. Med. (ed. 2), 160 s.v. Calaminaris, The officinal epulotic cerate.
1787. C. B. Trye, in Med. Commun., II. 154. The common epulotic dressings.
1832. in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.
B. sb. in pl. Medicines or ointments that induce cicatrization, and heal wounds or sores.
1634. T. Johnson, trans. Parey’s Chirurg., XXVI. xvi. (1678), 639. We use Epuloticks when as the ulcer is almost filled up, and equal to the adjacent skin.
1751. Debenham, in Phil. Trans., XLVII. 94. The wound was … by the use of epulotics, completely cicatrized.
1832. in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.
Hence † Epulotical a. Path. Obs. = prec. adj.
1615. Crooke, Body of Man, 86. The flesh is softned & dryed by Epulotical medicines as they call them.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 107. A slash or skar of a wound is closed with an Epulotical Powder.
