Best Alternative Words for MEDICAL DRESSING
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| dressing | nounn | |||||||
noun • savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type • a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables • making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure • a cloth covering for a wound or sore • processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather • the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes • the act of applying a bandage | ||||||||
| adhesive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tending to adhere noun • a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together | ||||||||
| bandage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body verb • wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose • dress by covering or binding | ||||||||
| compress | verbv | |||||||
noun • a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) verb • make more compact by or as if by pressing • squeeze or press together | ||||||||
| gauze | nounn | |||||||
noun • (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings • a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | ||||||||
| patch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small contrasting part of something • a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation • a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition • a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program • a connection intended to be used for a limited time • sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment) • a protective cloth covering for an injured eye • a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body verb • to join or unite the pieces of • provide with a patch; also used metaphorically • mend by putting a patch on • repair by adding pieces | ||||||||
| plaster | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings • any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs • 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. • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds verb • apply a heavy coat to • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on • affix conspicuously • apply a plaster cast to • coat with plaster • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance | ||||||||
