Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cataplasm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cataplasm \Cat"a*plasm\, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
spread over; kata` down, wholly + ? to form, mold.] (Med.)
A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of
the body; a poultice. --Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cataplasm
n : medicine consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay
that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to
treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: {poultice},
{plaster}]
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