moist poultice

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• poultice — ► NOUN ▪ a soft moist mass of flour, plant material, etc., applied to the skin to relieve inflammation. ► VERB ▪ apply a poultice to. ORIGIN from Latin puls pottage, pap …   English terms dictionary

• poultice — [pōl′tis] n. [earlier pultes < ML, thick pap, orig. pl. of L puls: see PULSE2] a hot, soft, moist mass, as of flour, herbs, mustard, etc., sometimes spread on cloth, applied to a sore or inflamed part of the body vt. poulticed, poulticing to… …   English World dictionary

• poultice —   Moist, usually hot, mass of plant material applied to the skin for a medical purpose, e.g. the tomentum from Dioon mejiae female cones is used for this purpose by some villagers in Honduras.   See also ethnobotany …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• Poultice — A poultice, also called cataplasm, is a soft moist mass, often heated and medicated, that is spread on cloth over the skin to treat an aching, inflamed, or painful part of the body. It can also be a porous solid filled with solvent used to remove …   Wikipedia

• poultice — A soft magma or mush prepared by wetting various powders or other absorbent substances with oily or watery fluids, sometimes medicated, and usually applied hot to the surface; it exerts an emollient, relaxing, or stimulant, counterirritant effect …   Medical dictionary

• poultice — /ˈpoʊltəs / (say pohltuhs) noun 1. a soft, moist mass of some substance, as bread, meal, linseed, herbage, etc., often heated, applied as a medicament to the body. 2. Colloquial a large amount: he has a poultice of money. 3. Colloquial a mortgage …  

• poultice — /pohl tis/, n., v., poulticed, poulticing. n. 1. a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body. v.t. 2. to apply a poultice to. [1535 45; earlier pultes, pl. (taken as sing.) of L puls (s. pult )… …   Universalium

• poultice — noun A soft, moist mass applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe. A poultice is usually wrapped in cloth and often warmed before being applied. Syn: cataplasm …   Wiktionary

• poultice — [ pəʊltɪs] noun a soft, moist mass of material, typically consisting of bran, flour, herbs, etc., applied with a cloth to the body to relieve inflammation. verb apply a poultice to. Origin ME: from L. pultes (plural), from puls, pult pottage, pap …   English new terms dictionary

• poultice — poul•tice [[t]ˈpoʊl tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) med a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body 2) med to apply a poultice to • Etymology: 1535–45; earlier pultes < L, pl. (taken as… …   From formal English to slang

• poultice — fomentation; n. a preparation of hot moist material applied to any part of the body to increase local circulation, alleviate pain, or soften the skin to allow matter to be expressed from a boil. Poultices containing kaolin retain heat for a… …   The new mediacal dictionary