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| cat·a·plasm (kāt'ə-plāz'əm) n. See poultice. [Middle English cathaplasma and French cataplasme, both from Latin cataplasma, from Greek kataplasma, from kataplassein, to plaster over : kata-, down, onto, over; see cata- + plassein, to mold, form; see plasma.] |
| poul·tice (pōl'tĭs) n. A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. Also called cataplasm. tr.v. poul·ticed, poul·tic·ing, poul·tic·es To apply a poultice to. [Middle English pultes, from Medieval Latin pultēs, thick paste, from Latin, pl. of puls, pult-, pottage; see pulse2.] |
cataplasm cat·a·plasm (kāt'ə-plāz'əm)
n.
See poultice.