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cataplasm

[kat-uh-plaz-uhm] / ˈkæt əˌplæz əm /


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

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

Treatment.—In all contused wounds of the coronary region the parts need thorough cleansing; the hair, if long is clipped and a cataplasm is applied.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Clark to a brigadiership, and then my nephew will succeed to the colonelcy; which will be a sufficient rebuke to Gen. H., and a cataplasm for my nephew’s wounded honor.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones

I ordered him to bathe his hands in warm bran and water, applied escharotics to the ulcers, and wrapped his hands up in a soft cataplasm.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

The caustic and cataplasm were applied as before.—A similar report was made on the succeeding day.

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


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