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Cat"a*pasm (?), n. [Gr. , fr. to besprinkle; down, wholly + to strew, or sprinkle.] Med.
A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc.
Dunglison.
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