Cataplasm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cataplasm is a noun meaning (medicine) A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
Meaning
(medicine) A plaster or poultice, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
Example Sentences
For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.
Aretæus prescribes cataplasms of camomile flowers, fennel, aniseeds, cummin, rosemary, wormwood leaves, etc.
The Lips of the Abſceſs digeſted vvell, but from vvithin it onely gleeted, and thruſt out Fat, vvhich vve daily cut off vvithout the loſs of a drop of blood, and dreſſed up the Abſceſs vvith mundif. ex apio, continuing the uſe of diſcutient Fomentations and Cataplaſms.
Word Forms
- cataplasms
Synonyms for cataplasm
Depending on context, synonyms include poultice, plaster.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poultice, plaster, emollient, catapasm, sinapism, topic.
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