sinapism

sin·a·pism  (sn-pzm)

n.

See mustard plaster.

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[French sinapisme, from Late Latin sinpismus, from Greek sinpismos, use of a mustard plaster, from sinpizein, to apply a mustard plaster, from sinpi, mustard, perhaps variant of earlier npu.]

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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]

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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 mustard plaster cataplasm, poultice, plaster - 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.