poultice

v. apply a poultice to a wounded or inflamed area of the body

n. plaster, soft heated mass of herbs (or meal, clay, etc.) wrapped in a cloth and applied to a wounded or inflamed area of the body

A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. It can also be a porous solid filled with solvent used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.The word "poultice" comes from the Latin puls, pultes, meaning "porridge." Historically poultices were made from bread or other cereals, or lead, which is thought to have resulted in the fatal advancement of existing lead poisoning in Beethoven.
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Noun
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.
(synonym) cataplasm, plaster
(hypernym) dressing, medical dressing
(hyponym) mustard plaster, sinapism
(derivation) plaster
Verb
1. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
(synonym) plaster
(hypernym) dress
(derivation) cataplasm, plaster
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine

(v. t.)
To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.
  

(n.)
A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, etc.; a cataplasm.
  

Synonyms and related words:
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