gauze bandage
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gauze bandage — noun (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings • Syn: ↑gauze • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑cotton … Useful english dictionary
gauze bandage — [USP] Type I absorbent gauze containing no dyes or additives; it may be sterilized … Medical dictionary
gauze — [go:z US go:z] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: gaze, probably from Gaza, town in Palestine] 1.) very thin transparent material with very small holes in it 2.) also gauze bandage AmE thin cotton with very small holes in it that is used… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
gauze — noun (U) 1 very thin transparent material with very small holes in it, often used for curtains 2 also gauze bandage AmE thin cotton with very small holes in it that is used for tying around a wound gauzy adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gauze — is a thin, translucent fabric with a open weave. Its name may derive etymologically from the Persian word for silk, via the Spanish word gasa .Uses and types*Gauze was originally made of silk. Now used for medical purposes gauze sponges are in… … Wikipedia
Bandage scissors — are angled tip scissors, with a blunt tip on the bottom blade, which helps in cutting bandages without gouging the skin.Bandage scissors are very popular in any health care facility because they are designed to safely lift bandages away from skin … Wikipedia
bandage — [n] covering for wound cast, compress, dressing, gauze, plaster; concept 311 bandage [v] cover a wound bind, dress, swathe, truss, wrap; concept 310 … New thesaurus
bandage — [ban′dij] n. [Fr < bande, BAND1] a strip of cloth, esp. gauze, or other dressing used to bind or cover an injured part of the body vt. bandaged, bandaging to put a bandage on (an injured part or person) … English World dictionary
gauze pad — bandage made from a thin cloth … English contemporary dictionary
