- compression bandage
- A bandage designed to provide pressure to a particular area.
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compression bandage
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compression bandage — noun bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure • Syn: ↑tourniquet • Hypernyms: ↑bandage, ↑patch … Useful english dictionary
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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
compression — noun Compression is used before these nouns: ↑bandage Compression is used after these nouns: ↑image … Collocations dictionary
