SURGICAL DRESSING Synonyms

• tending to adhere

• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

• a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

• wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

• dress by covering or binding

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

• make more compact by or as if by pressing

• squeeze or press together

• 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

• (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

• a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

• 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

• 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

• incapable of reproducing

• free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

• deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

• a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

• a recording made on magnetic tape

• the finishing line for a foot race

• measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths

• memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information

• fasten or attach with tape

• record on videotape

• register electronically