poultice

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. (synset 103999761)
    is a type of: dressing, medical dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
    subtypes: mustard plaster, sinapism - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
    same as: cataplasm, plaster
Verb
  1. Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance (synset 200082682)
    referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    is a type of: dress - apply a bandage or medication to
    same as: plaster

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