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| Band-Aid |
trademark for a small strip of adhesive tape that holds a gauze pad for covering minor wounds. [1/3 definitions] |
| cast |
a thick, rigid covering for an injured limb or joint, usu. made of plaster and gauze. [1/18 definitions] |
| compress |
a soft pad of gauze or cloth, used to supply moisture, heat, or medication to relieve pain or treat infection. [1/4 definitions] |
| pack1 |
a medical preparation or treatment involving wrapping with cloth or gauze. [1/16 definitions] |
| pad1 |
a thick piece of gauze or other soft, sterile material used as a protective and absorbent covering, barrier, or sponge. [1/12 definitions] |
| plaster cast |
a sturdy rigid covering consisting of gauze saturated in plaster of Paris which is wrapped, when still wet, around a fractured limb or other part to prevent movement during healing. [1/2 definitions] |
| safety lamp |
a miner's lamp that has a protective wire gauze around the flame to keep it from igniting gases present in a mine. |
| sponge |
any similar absorbent material made of rubber, cellulose, cotton gauze, or various synthetics, and used for surgical purposes, cleaning, and the like. [1/10 definitions] |
| tiffany |
a thin silk or cotton muslin gauze. |
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