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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cataplasm n : 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}, {plaster}]
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