a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
2.
Also called chartula, powder paper.a paper folded so as to form a packet for a powdered medicament.
Origin: bef. 1000; OE, for earlier sense of “letter, document” < ML; < NL, L: sheet of paper, document < Gk chártēs papyrus leaf, sheet of paper, lit., something to make marks on; see character
Main Entry: char·ta Pronunciation: 'kärt-& Function: noun Inflected Form: pluralchar·tae/-"E/ 1: a strip of paper impregnated or coated with a medicinal substance and used for external application 2: a paper folded to contain a medicinal powder
[kahr-tuh] 
