bandage

Noun
  1. A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body (synset 102788671)
    is a type of: dressing, medical dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • cast, plaster bandage, plaster 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
    • 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
    • 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, sling, triangular bandage - 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
    has: gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
    same as: patch
Verb
  1. Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose (synset 201306207)
    is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached
    same as: bind
  2. Dress by covering or binding (synset 200082877)
    "The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle"; "bandage an incision"
    referred to in: medicine, practice of 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
    is a type of: dress - apply a bandage or medication to
    subtypes: ligate - bind with a bandage or ligature

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