POULTICE

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1894 · p. 14

n. Po'lt'Ps. Perhaps from JTOATOS, porridge. Gr., (caraTT-Aacr/xa. Lat., cataplasm a. Fr., cataplasms. Ger., Breiu.nisclilag, Umschlag. A soft, mush-like ma , to be applied (usually hot) to a part. Anodyne p. See CATAPLASM A anudynum. Antiseptic p. See CATAPLASM A anti sept i cum and CATAPLASM A carbonaceum. [s. 328]