Medicine

• gauze

  (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings.

• truss

  (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pres...

Also contains

• adhesive bandage

  Bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place...

• oblique bandage

  A bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb.

• elastic bandage

  A bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure.

• swathe

  An enveloping bandage.

• compression bandage

  Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure.

• cast

  Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken...

• sling

  Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging...

• four-tailed bandage

  A bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central...

• roller bandage

  Bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a...

• suspensory

  A bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous...

• immovable bandage

  A bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that...

• capeline bandage

  Bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap.