sinapism
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sin·a·pism
(sĭn′ə-pĭz′əm)n.
See mustard plaster.
[French sinapisme, from Late Latin sināpismus, from Greek sināpismos, use of a mustard plaster, from sināpizein, to apply a mustard plaster, from sināpi, mustard, variant of earlier nāpu; probably akin to Middle Persian span- in spandān, mustard (Middle Persian dān, seed) and Sanskrit sarṣapaḥ, mustard, and ultimately of non-Indo-European origin.]
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sinapism
(ˈsɪnəˌpɪzəm)n
(Medicine) a technical name for mustard plaster
[C17: from Late Latin sināpismus, from Greek sinapismos application of mustard plaster, from sinapi mustard, of Egyptian origin]
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sinapism
the use of mustard piaster for medical purposes.
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| Noun | 1. |  sinapism - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
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