cataplasm

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cataplasm - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

cataplasm - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cataplasm
      n 1: 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. [syn:
           poultice, cataplasm, plaster]