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====Etymology==== The name "plaster of Paris" was given because it was originally made by heating gypsum from a large deposit at [[Montmartre]], a hill in the north end of [[Paris]].<ref name="Britannica" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Szostakowski|first1=B.|last2=Smitham|first2=P.|last3=Khan|first3=W.S.|date=17 April 2017|title=Plaster of Paris–Short History of Casting and Injured Limb Immobilzation|journal=The Open Orthopaedics Journal|volume=11|pages=291–296|doi= 10.2174/1874325001711010291 |doi-access=free|issn=1874-3250|pmc=5420179|pmid=28567158}}</ref><ref>[http://www.yourdictionary.com/plaster-of-paris plaster of Paris definition. Webster's New World College Dictionary at YourDictionary.com.]</ref>
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