CERATUM CANTHARIDES
\səɹˈɑːtəm kˈanθɑːɹˌa͡ɪdz], \səɹˈɑːtəm kˈanθɑːɹˌaɪdz], \s_ə_ɹ_ˈɑː_t_ə_m k_ˈa_n_θ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌaɪ_d_z]\
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Blistering cerate, blister plaster (when spread) made by adding powdered cantharides to liquid petrolatum and, after macerating, adding yellow wax, rosin, and lard.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
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