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cataplasm definition

cata·plasm (kat′ə plaz′əm)

noun

a poultice, often medicated

Etymology: Fr < LL cataplasma < Gr kataplasma: see cata- & plasma

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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