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| poul·tice [ pṓltiss ] (plural poul·tic·es) |
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moist substance applied to injury: a warm moist preparation placed on an aching or inflamed part of the body to ease pain, improve circulation, or hasten the expression of pus
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| [14th century. < Latin pultes, plural of puls "pottage, thick gruel"] |
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