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Webster 1913 Edition

Cataplasm

Cat′a-plasm

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Noun.
[L.
cataplasma
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to spread over;
κατά
down, wholly + [GREEK] to form, mold.]
(Med.)
A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cataplasm

CATAPLASM

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Noun.
A poultice; a soft and moist substance to be applied to some part of the body, to excite or repel heat, or to relax the skin, &c. When mustard is an ingredient, it is called a sinapism.

Definition 2024

cataplasm

cataplasm

English

Noun

cataplasm ‎(plural cataplasms)

  1. (medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.3.ii:
      Aretæus prescribes cataplasms of camomile flowers, fennel, aniseeds, cummin, rosemary, wormwood leaves, etc.
    • 1837, Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine (volume 3, page 332)
      For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.

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From Latin cataplasma, from Ancient Greek κατάπλασμα ‎(katáplasma).

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