cataplasia
noun
degeneration of a cell or tissue.
cataplastic
-
a word derived from
cataplasia.
Example Sentences
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The so-called "Old Fountain," of sub-acidulate and vitriolique flavour, chalybeate and cataplastic, was renowned for removing stains from household linen.
From South Wind by Norman Douglas
