cataplasm
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cataplasma, from Ancient Greek κατάπλασμα (katáplasma).
Noun[edit]
cataplasm (plural cataplasms)
- (medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one's skin as medical treatment.
- 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 3, subsection ii:
- Aretæus prescribes cataplasms of camomile flowers, fennel, aniseeds, cummin, rosemary, wormwood leaves, etc.
- 1837, Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine (volume 3, page 332)
- For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
poultice — see poultice