Ep/ū-lŏt'ic, a.

a. [Gr. ἐπουλωτικός, from ἐπουλοῦν, to scar over, to heal a wound, from ἐπί and οὐλοῦν, to scar over, from οὐλή, wound healed up, scar, from οὐλεῖν, to be whole or sound, from ὅλος, whole, entire.] Serving, or tending, to cicatrize or heal.