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Meaning of SINAPISM

Pronunciation:  'sinu`pizum

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 Definition: [n]  a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
 
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 Synonyms: mustard plaster
 
 See Also: cataplasm, plaster, poultice

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sin"a*pism\, n. [L. sinapismus, Gr. ????, the use of a
mustard blister, fr. ??? to apply a mustard blister, fr. ????
mustard.] (Med.)
A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered
mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed.
It is a powerful irritant.
 
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