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poultice

/ˈpoʊl.tɪs/

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noun

/ˈpoʊl.tɪs/C2formalmedical
  • ruМягкая нагретая масса из муки, глины или других веществ, нанесённая на ткань и прикладываемая к коже для лечения воспаления или улучшения кровообращения.

A soft, heated mass of meal, clay, or other substances spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflammation or improve circulation.

  1. Medical dressingC1formalmedical

    A soft, moist, and often heated mass of substances like meal, clay, or herbs, spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to reduce inflammation, pain, or improve circulation.

    ruПрипарка

    • The doctor applied a poultice to the infected wound to draw out the pus.
    • A traditional remedy for a boil is a bread and milk poultice.
    • She made a poultice from crushed herbs to soothe the swelling.

    Synonymscataplasmfomentationplasterstupe

Forms
  • poultices plural form
  • poultices' possessive plural form
  • poultice's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

/ˈpoʊl.tɪs/C2formalmedical
  • ruГлагол, означающий наложение мягкой влажной массы (например, из трав, глины или хлеба) на кожу для облегчения боли, воспаления или инфекции.

A verb meaning to apply a soft, moist mass of material (such as herbs, clay, or bread) to the skin to relieve pain, inflammation, or infection.

  1. Apply a therapeutic dressingC2formalmedical

    To dress or cover a wound or inflamed area with a soft, moist substance for healing purposes.

    ruПрикладывать компресс

    • The nurse poulticed the infected wound with a warm herbal mixture.
    • He poulticed his sprained ankle to reduce swelling.
    • She poulticed the boil with a bread and milk compress.

    Synonymscataplasmfoment

    Antonymsbareexposeuncover

Forms
  • poulticed past participle
  • poulticed past simple
  • poulticing present participle
  • poultices third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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