Synonyms

cataplasm

American

[kat-uh-plaz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌplæz əm /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

poultice.

cataplasm British

/ ˈkætəˌplæzəm /

noun

med another name for poultice

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Etymology

Origin of cataplasm

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

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