| NOUN | artifact | medical dressing, dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
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| Meaning | A cloth covering for a wound or sore. | |
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| Synonym | dressing | |
| Narrower | bandage, patch | A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
| compress | A cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) | |
| poultice, cataplasm, plaster | A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. | |
| surgical dressing | A loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery | |
| Broader | cloth covering | A covering made of cloth |
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