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cataplastic

/ˌkæt.əˈplæs.tɪk/

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adjective

formalcommonmedicalobsolete/ˌkæt.əˈplæs.tɪk/

An obsolete adjective relating to a poultice or plaster; used in historical medical contexts.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, относящееся к припарке или пластырю; используется в исторических медицинских контекстах.
  1. Relating to cataplasia C2 formal medical

    Of or pertaining to cataplasia, which is the degeneration or retrograde change of cells or tissues to a more primitive or less differentiated state.

    • The pathologist noted cataplastic changes in the tissue sample.
    • Cataplastic processes can sometimes be observed in aging cells.
    • The study focused on cataplastic transformations in epithelial cells.

    🇷🇺Относящийся к катаплазии

    Synonyms: degenerativeregressiveretrogressive