(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:23:15

Cat"a*plasm (?), n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. , fr. to spread over; down, wholly + to form, mold.] Med.

A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice.

Dunglison.

 

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