Definition
Plural form of emplastrum; medicinal plasters or poultices applied to the skin for healing purposes.
Etymology
From Latin emplastrum, derived from Greek emplassein (to plaster on), from em- (in) + plassein (to mold or shape). The term evolved to describe therapeutic applications in medieval and classical medicine.
Kelly Says
Ancient doctors used these plasters as their version of modern medical patches—some containing ingredients like herbs, wax, and oils that actually had antimicrobial properties, making them surprisingly effective thousands of years before we understood germ theory.
Translations
ARالعربية
ضمادة
th-ma-dah
BNবাংলা
প্লাস্টার
pla-shtar
DEDeutsch
Pflaster
pfla-ster
ELΕλληνικά
λάστιχο
las-ti-cho
ESEspañol
emplastro
em-plas-tro
FISuomi
laastari
laas-ta-ri
FRFrançais
pansement
pan-sman
HIहिन्दी
प्लास्टर
pla-shtar
IDBahasa Indonesia
plester
ples-ter
ITItaliano
cerotto
che-rot-to
MSBahasa Melayu
perban
per-ban
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
kya-na-ma-re
NLNederlands
pleister
plei-ster
PLPolski
plastry
pla-stry
PTPortuguês
curativo
ku-ra-ti-vo
RUРусский
пластырь
plast-ir'
SVSvenska
plåster
pla-ster
SWKiswahili
bandage
ban-da-ge
TEతెలుగు
బ్లాస్టర్
bla-shtar
THไทย
แผ่นปิดแผล
phaen pit prae
TRTürkçe
yarı bandı
ya-ri ban-di
UKУкраїнська
пластир
pla-stir'
VITiếng Việt
băng dán
bang dan