Definition of bandage Bandage
/bæˈndɪʤ/ - [bandij] - band•age
We found 13 definitions of bandage from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: bandages |
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| bandage - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | ||
| patch | ||
| medical dressing, dressing the act of applying a bandage | ||
| adhesive bandage bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive | ||
| capeline bandage bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap | ||
| plaster bandage, plaster cast, cast the act of throwing dice | ||
| 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; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head | ||
| gauze bandage, gauze a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave | ||
| 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 | ||
| scarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck | ||
| 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 | ||
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| bandage - dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision" | ||
| dress arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" | ||
| practice of medicine, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
| ligate bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery" | ||
| bandage - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose | ||
| bind | ||
| fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bandage (n.)
A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc. - bandage (n.)
Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a ligature. - bandage (v. t.)
To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bandage
Any therapeutic material that is used to cover an injury.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bandage
A fillet or swathe, of the utmost importance in surgery. Also, formerly, parcelling to ropes.
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A bandage is strip of cloth or other material that is used to stop and absorb blood from wounds.
In common speech, the word "bandage" is often used to mean a dressing, though technically the two are different things.
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