- adhesive bandage
- [USP] a sterile compress of layers of gauze or other material, affixed to a fabric or film coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
adhesive bandage
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Adhesive bandage — An adhesive bandage (called a sticking plaster, just plaster, or Elastoplast (a trademark) in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa; often called Band Aid (a trademark) generically in the United States, India,… … Wikipedia
adhesive bandage — bandage that comprises medical dressing of simple absorbent gauze secured in place by a plastic or fabric tape covered with adhesive … English contemporary dictionary
adhesive bandage — noun bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive • Hypernyms: ↑bandage, ↑patch • Hyponyms: ↑Band Aid, ↑Elastoplast * * * a bandage consisting of a small pad of… … Useful english dictionary
adhesive bandage — a bandage consisting of a small pad of gauze affixed to a strip of adhesive tape. * * * … Universalium
Bandage — This article is about the medical device. For the Lands song, see Bandage (song). Bandages redirects here. For other uses, see Bandages (disambiguation). Bandages are also used in martial arts to prevent dislocated joints. A bandage is a piece of … Wikipedia
adhesive — 1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an adhesion. 2. Any material that adheres to a surface or causes adherence between surfaces. * * * ad·he·sive hē siv, ziv adj 1 a) tending to adhere or cause adherence <adhesive resins> b)… … Medical dictionary
bandage — 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to provide compression, protect from external contamination, prevent drying, absorb drainage, prevent motion, and retain surgical dressings. 2 … Medical dictionary
bandage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tight ▪ loose ▪ makeshift ▪ compression ▪ adhesive (AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
adhesive tape — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Mystik tape, Scotch tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, batten, belt, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, cellophane tape, cloth tape, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing,… … Moby Thesaurus
bandage — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, application, band, bandaging, bathe, batten, bedazzle, belt, bend, benight, bind, bind up, binder, binding, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, brace,… … Moby Thesaurus
