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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.

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