catagmaticadj.n.
Medicine.
A. adj.
Of or belonging to fractures or their medical treatment.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > [adjective] > relating to treatment of fractures
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1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. v. iii. 360 I put on a Catagmatick Emplaster.
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vii. 250 [The stump after amputation] being every day covered with dry thread and a catagmatic Powder.
1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Catagmatick Medicines, are such as are used to help to consolidate Broken Bones.
1881 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
B. n.
A medicine having the property of healing fractures.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations to heal or generate tissue > [noun] > for healing wounds or fractures > for healing fractures
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1657 Physical Dict. Catagmaticks, medicines to consolidate, or knit together broken bones.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Catagmatics, Medicines proper to solder, and unite broken Bones.
Derivatives
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > [adjective] > relating to treatment of fractures
catagmatical1657
catagmatic1676
bone-setting1736
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. iii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. R Of them that apply Catagmatical Plaisters to all diseases.
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