cat·a·plasm (k t  -plz m)n. See poultice. [Middle English cathaplasma and French cataplasme, both from Latin cataplasma, from Greek kataplasma, from kataplassein, to plaster over : kata-, down, onto, over; see cata- + plassein, to mold, form; see plasma.] |
cataplasm [ˈkætəˌplæzəm]
n
(Medicine) Med another name for poultice
[from Latin cataplasma, from Greek, from kataplassein to cover with a plaster, from plassein to shape]
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| Noun | 1. |  cataplasm - 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.medical dressing, dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore mustard plaster, sinapism - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
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