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MEDICAL DRESSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cloth covering for a wound or sore
Synonyms:
dressing; medical dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("medical dressing" is a kind of...):
cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "medical dressing"):
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))
cataplasm; plaster; poultice (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)
