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cataplasm
[ kat-uh-plaz-uhm ]
/ ˈkæt əˌplæz əm /
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Words nearby cataplasm
cataphracted, cataphylaxis, cataphyll, cataplane, cataplasia, cataplasm, cataplexy, catapult, cataract, cataractogenic, catarrh
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British Dictionary definitions for cataplasm
Word Origin for cataplasm
C16: from Latin cataplasma, from Greek, from kataplassein to cover with a plaster, from plassein to shape
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Medical definitions for cataplasm
cataplasm
[ kăt′ə-plăz′əm ]
n.
poultice
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