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noun
A medicinal powder used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάπασμα (katápasma, “powder”), from πάσσω (pássō, “sprinkle”).
