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Unna's paste boot — n UNNA S BOOT … Medical dictionary
Unna's boot — In medicine, Unna s boot is a special gauze (usually 4 inches wide and 10 yards long) bandage, which can be used for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers and other venous insufficiencies of the leg. It can also be used as a supportive bandage… … Wikipedia
Unna's boot — Un·na s boot or Un·na boot ü nə(z) n a compression dressing for varicose veins or ulcers consisting of a paste made of zinc oxide, gelatin, glycerin, and water that is applied to the lower leg, covered with a bandage, and then applied to the… … Medical dictionary
Unna paste boot alkaline methylene blue — Un·na paste boot, alkaline methylene blue (oonґah) [Paul Gerson Unna, German dermatologist, 1850–1929] see under boot, and blue … Medical dictionary
unna's boot — ˈu̇nəz noun Usage: usually capitalized U Etymology: after Paul G. Unna died 1929 German dermatologist : gelatin boot … Useful english dictionary
Unna's boot — noun see gelatin boot … Useful english dictionary
Paul Gerson Unna — Paul Gerson Unna, (b. September 8, 1850, Hamburg; d. January 29, 1929, Hamburg) was a German physician and dermatologist.Paul Unna was the son of Moritz Adolph Unna, a physician from Hamburg. He began to study medicine at the University of… … Wikipedia
gelatin boot — noun : a dressing for varicose veins or ulcers consisting of a paste made of zinc oxide, gelatin, glycerin, and water that is applied first directly to the lower leg before it is wrapped in a spiral bandage and then again to the outside of the… … Useful english dictionary
zinc gelatin–impregnated gauze — absorbent gauze impregnated with zinc gelatin that may contain a small amount of ferric oxide as coloring matter; see also Unna boot, under boot … Medical dictionary
zinc gelatin — a preparation of zinc oxide, gelatin, glycerin, and purified water, used as a topical skin protectant. See also Unna boot, under boot … Medical dictionary
