sin·a·pism (s n  -pz m)n. See mustard plaster. [French sinapisme, from Late Latin sin  pismus, from Greek sinpismos, use of a mustard plaster, from sinpizein, to apply a mustard plaster, from sinpi, mustard, perhaps variant of earlier npu.] |
sinapism [ˈsɪnəˌpɪzəm]
n
(Medicine) a technical name for mustard plaster
[from Late Latin sināpismus, from Greek sinapismos application of mustard plaster, from sinapi mustard, of Egyptian origin]
sinapism
the use of mustard piaster for medical purposes.
See also: Disease and Illness
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| Noun | 1. |  sinapism - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
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