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bandage
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band·age  (bndj)
n.
A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.
tr.v. band·aged, band·ag·ing, band·ag·es
To apply a bandage to.

[French, from Old French bande, band, strip; see band1.]

bandag·er n.

bandage
Noun
a piece of material used to dress a wound or wrap an injured limb
Verb
[-aging, -aged]
to cover or wrap with a bandage [French bande strip]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bandagebandage - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
adhesive bandage - bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive
capeline bandage - bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap
plaster bandage, plaster cast, cast - bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
compression bandage, tourniquet - bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
medical dressing, dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
elastic bandage - a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure
four-tailed bandage - a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head
gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
immovable bandage - a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied
oblique bandage - a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb
roller bandage - bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application
scarf bandage, triangular bandage, sling - bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
suspensory, suspensory bandage - a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
swathe, wrapping - an enveloping bandage
truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
Verb1.bandage - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
2.bandagebandage - dress by covering or binding; "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
dress - apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds"
ligate - bind with a bandage or ligature; "ligate the artery"

bandage
verb 2. dress, cover, bind, swathe
Translations

bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] nvenda, vendaje m
vtvendar
bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] nbandage m, pansement m
vt [+ wound, leg] → mettre un pansement or un bandage sur [+ person]; mettre un pansement or un bandage à
bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] nVerband m
vtverbinden
bandage [ˈbændɪdʒ] nbenda

bandage
n bandage [ˈbӕndidʒ]
(a piece of) cloth for binding up a wound, or a broken bone She had a bandage on her injured finger.pleisterضِمادпревръзкаobvazbandageder Verbandεπίδεσμοςvenda, vendajesideباند زخم بندیsidepansementתַּחבּוֹשֶׁתपट्टीzavojkötésperban, pembalutsáraumbúðirbenda, fascia包帯붕대tvarstispārsējs; saitekain pemablutverbandbandasje, forbindingbandażligadurapansamentповязкаobväzobvezazavojbandageผ้าพันแผลsargı bezi, bandaj繃帶пов'язка; бандажپٹیbăng gạc
v
to cover with a bandage The doctor bandaged the boy's foot.toepleisterيَضَمِّدпревързвамobvázatforbindeverbindenεπιδένωvendarkinni sidumaباند پیچی کردنsitoamettre un pansement àלַחֲבוֹשपट्टी बांधनाzavitibekötözmembalutbinda umbendare, fasciare包帯をする붕대를 감다sutvarstyti, subintuotipārsiet; apsaitētmembalutverbindenbandasjere, forbindebandażowaćligara pansaнакладывать повязкуobviazaťobvezatiprevitibandageraพันแผลbandajlamak, sargı beziyle sarmak用繃帶包紮перев'язувати; накладати бандажمرہم پٹی کرناbăng bó

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