English > bandage: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. |
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| Synonym | patch |
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| Parts | gauze, gauze bandage | (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings |
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| Narrower | adhesive bandage | bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive |
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| capeline bandage | bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap |
| cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
| compression bandage, tourniquet | bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure |
| elastic bandage | A bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure |
| four-tailed bandage | A bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends |
| immovable bandage | A bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied |
| oblique bandage | A bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb |
| roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application |
| sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage | bandage to support an injured forearm |
| suspensory, suspensory bandage | A bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) |
| swathe, wrapping | An enveloping bandage |
| truss | (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt |
| Broader | dressing, medical dressing | A cloth covering for a wound or sore |
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| Spanish | apósito, cataplasma, vendaje, vendajes, venda |
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| Catalan | apòsit, bena, embenatge, embenat |
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| Verbs | bandage | dress by covering or binding |
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