5 definitions found for cataplasm

Cataplasm CATAPLASM, n. A poultice; a soft and moist substance to be applied to some part of the body, to excite or repel heat, or to relax the skin, etc. When mustard is an ingredient, it is called a sinapism.

cataplasm n 1: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn: poultice, cataplasm, plaster]

cataplasm noun Etymology: Middle French cataplasme, from Latin cataplasma, from Greek kataplasma, from kataplassein to plaster over, from kata- + plassein to mold — more at plaster Date: circa 1540 poultice

Cataplasm Cat"a*plasm, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to spread over; kata` down, wholly + ? to form, mold.] (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. --Dunglison.

cataplasm n. Poultice.