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Cataplasm   Listen
noun
Cataplasm  n.  (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Cataplasm" Quotes from Famous Books



... was well known. By midnight Reardon lay in a comfortable room, a huge cataplasm fixed upon him, and other needful arrangements made. A waiter had undertaken to visit him at intervals through the night, and the man of medicine promised to return as soon as possible ...
— New Grub Street • George Gissing

... complete rest should be provided and the local application of some good cataplasm is in order. A stimulating liniment is beneficial when employed several times daily and massage is also quite helpful. Later, the application of a blistering ointment is good treatment. The use of the actual cautery stimulates prompt resolution, but there is seldom any resorption of products ...
— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix



Words linked to "Cataplasm" :   mustard plaster, plaster, medical dressing, sinapism



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