as in plaster
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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plaster
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  • The 12-room mansion largely has its original layout, along with 3-1/2 bathrooms, a primary bedroom suite with a library, original plaster, original millwork, original doors and a porte-cochere.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
  • The team made a cast of the bed after identifying voids left by the decomposition of the bed frame and pouring plaster inside it to preserve its shape.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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“Cataplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataplasm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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