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Cataplasm

noun
1.
A medical dressing 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..  Synonyms: plaster, poultice.






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"Cataplasm" Quotes from Famous Books



... find, Gentlemen, This Cataplasm of a well cozen'd Lawyer Laid to my stomach, lenifies my Feaver, Methinks I could eat now, ...
— The Spanish Curate - A Comedy • Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

... onset 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 ...
— Lameness of the Horse - Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 • John Victor Lacroix

... rock petroleum, saltpeter *Phaino show, be visible diaphanous, phenomenon, epiphany, fantastic Philos loving bibliophile, Philadelphia *Phobos fear hydrophobia, Anglophobe Phone sound telephone, symphony *Phos light phosphorous, photograph *Physis nature physiognomy, physiology *Plasma form cataplasm, protoplasm *Pneuma air, breath pneumatic, pneumonia Polis city policy, metropolitan *Polys many polyandry, polychrome, polysyllable Pous, pados foot octopus, chiropodist *Protos first protoplasm, prototype *Pseudes ...
— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor

... astringent. Good against spitting of blood or haemorrhage of the nose, and other fluxes of the bowels. The leaves, of which [dr.]j. in powder may be given. The juice inspissate, drunk with wine, helps ague. A cataplasm applied in inflammations, Anthony's fire, &c., ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 • Various



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



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