cataplasm

[ kat-uh-plaz-uh m ]
/ ˈkæt əˌplæz əm /

noun Medicine/Medical.

Origin of cataplasm

1555–65; < Latin cataplasma < Greek katáplasma. See cata-, -plasm

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British Dictionary definitions for cataplasm

cataplasm
/ (ˈkætəˌplæzəm) /

noun

med another name for poultice

Word Origin for cataplasm

C16: from Latin cataplasma, from Greek, from kataplassein to cover with a plaster, from plassein to shape

Medical definitions for cataplasm

cataplasm
[ kătə-plăz′əm ]

n.

poultice