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cataplasm

[kat-uh-plaz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌplæz əm /


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With this fragrant herb she made a cooling cataplasm.

From The Purple Land by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

Presently also it was applied to other parts as a cataplasm.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The caustic and cataplasm were applied.—A similar report was made on the 22d.

From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John

By a continuation of this plan the wound gradually contracted, and, at length, when there was no further use for the cataplasm, the eschar became adherent and the sore healed underneath.

From An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers by Higginbottom, John

To counteract the damage, pharmacy has gone forth with medicament, panacea, elixir, embrocation, salve, and cataplasm.

From The Abominations of Modern Society by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)




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