Poultice Synonyms

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Synonyms for Poultice

fomentation
Treatment of bodily pain or injury by the application of warm, moist substances, as in a lotion or compress
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plaster
A pasty preparation spread on cloth and applied to the body, used medicinally as a curative or counterirritant
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application
(Computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
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compress
(Medicine) A soft pad of gauze or other material applied with pressure to a part of the body to control hemorrhage or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or medication to alleviate pain or reduce infection.
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dressing
The activity of getting dressed.
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Words Related to Poultice

cataplasm
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medicine
The branch of this science encompassing treatment by drugs, diet, exercise, and other nonsurgical means.
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treatment
The use of an agent, procedure, or regimen, such as a drug, surgery, or exercise, in an attempt to cure or mitigate a disease, condition, or injury.
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styptic
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ointment
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liniment
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decoction
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counter-irritant
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Poultice Sentence Examples

  • At the same time, if the throat has begun to show signs of being involved, a hot poultice or wet pack is applied to the neck.

  • For a pimple that has become infected, try using an Earl Grey teabag as a poultice.

  • Calm your senses as your body is soothed by a hot herbal poultice of sweet basil and a warm oil massage.

  • The Black Death was treated by lancing the buboes and applying a warm poultice of butter, onion and garlic.

  • Either can be used to make a healing poultice or a soothing oil widely regarded as one of the best wound healers around.

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