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Epigastric vs Epispastic - What's the difference?

epigastric | epispastic |

As adjectives the difference between epigastric and epispastic

is that epigastric is of or pertaining to the epigastrium while epispastic is causing blisters; vesicant.

As a noun epispastic is

(dated) a vesicant agent.

epigastric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the epigastrium

    • epispastic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * epispastick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing blisters; vesicant.
  • * 1960 , Lawrence Durrell, Clea :
    • Old Postle says this: "Cantharides when used internally are diuretic and stimulant; when applied externally they are epispastic and rubefacient." Now what the devil can he mean, eh?

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) a vesicant agent