The act or process of preparing a medicinal cerate; the coating or covering with wax.
From Latin ceratio, derived from cera (wax) and the verb cerare (to wax). Used in pharmaceutical and medical texts since the Middle Ages.
Medieval apothecaries had highly refined ceration techniques—they'd heat wax to precise temperatures, add herbs at exactly the right moment, and judge readiness by sight and touch alone.
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