cataplasm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.
    plaster; poultice.

WordNet

Cat"a*plasm noun
Etymology
L. cataplasma, Gr. , fr. to spread over; down, wholly + to form, mold.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. Dunglison.

Webster 1913