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a medicated covering used to heal an injury
  • the doctor ordered the placement of a cataplasm on the wound until it closed up

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The first known use of cataplasm was circa 1540

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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 5 Aug. 2020.

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