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/kat"euh plaz'euhm/, n. Med.poultice.[1555-65; < L cataplasma < Gk katáplasma. See CATA-, -PLASM]
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Cataplasm — Cat a*plasm, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to spread over; kata down, wholly + ? to form, mold.] (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cataplasm — [kat′ə plaz΄əm] n. [Fr < LL cataplasma < Gr kataplasma: see CATA & PLASMA] a poultice, often medicated … English World dictionary
cataplasm — noun Etymology: Middle French cataplasme, from Latin cataplasma, from Greek kataplasma, from kataplassein to plaster over, from kata + plassein to mold more at plaster Date: circa 1540 poultice … New Collegiate Dictionary
cataplasm — noun A poultice or plaster, spread over ones skin as medical treatment. Syn: poultice … Wiktionary
cataplasm — SYN: poultice. [G. kataplasma, poultice, fr. kataplasso, to spread over] * * * cat·a·plasm kat ə .plaz əm n POULTICE * * * cat·a·plasm (katґə plaz″əm) [L. cataplasma; Gr. kataplasma] a poultice or soft external application, often… … Medical dictionary
Cataplasm — A poultice or soft external application. Aloe, Annona, Chenopodium, Cochlospermum, Commelina, Drepanocarpus, Eclipta, Gliricidia, Gossypium, Jatropha, Kallstroemia, Mirabilis, Ocimum, Paullinia, Philodendron, Pilea, Pistia, Protulaca, Pothomorphe … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
cataplasm — cat·a·plasm || kætÉ™plæzÉ™m n. poultice, compress … English contemporary dictionary
cataplasm — [ katəplaz(ə)m] noun archaic a plaster or poultice. Origin ME: from OFr. cataplasme or late L. cataplasma, from Gk kataplasma, from kataplassein plaster over … English new terms dictionary
cataplasm — n. Poultice … New dictionary of synonyms
cataplasm — cat·a·plasm … English syllables
