Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cataplasm

1 sense of cataplasm

Sense 1
poultice, cataplasm, plaster -- (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.)
       => dressing, medical dressing -- (a cloth covering for a wound or sore)