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Definition of Bandage
1. Noun. A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body.
Exact synonyms: Patch
Specialized synonyms: Adhesive Bandage, Capeline Bandage, Cast, Plaster Bandage, Plaster Cast, Compression Bandage, Tourniquet, Elastic Bandage, Four-tailed Bandage, Immovable Bandage, Oblique Bandage, Roller Bandage, Scarf Bandage, Sling, Triangular Bandage, Suspensory, Suspensory Bandage, Swathe, Wrapping, Truss
Generic synonyms: Dressing, Medical Dressing
Terms within: Gauze, Gauze Bandage
Specialized synonyms: Adhesive Bandage, Capeline Bandage, Cast, Plaster Bandage, Plaster Cast, Compression Bandage, Tourniquet, Elastic Bandage, Four-tailed Bandage, Immovable Bandage, Oblique Bandage, Roller Bandage, Scarf Bandage, Sling, Triangular Bandage, Suspensory, Suspensory Bandage, Swathe, Wrapping, Truss
Generic synonyms: Dressing, Medical Dressing
Terms within: Gauze, Gauze Bandage
2. Verb. Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.
3. Verb. Dress by covering or binding. "Did he bandage his foot? "; "Bandage an incision"
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Dress
Specialized synonyms: Ligate
Generic synonyms: Dress
Specialized synonyms: Ligate
Definition of Bandage
1. n. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds, etc.
2. v. t. To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the eyes.
Definition of Bandage
1. to cover a wound with a strip of cloth [v -DAGED, -DAGING, -DAGES]
Medical Definition of Bandage
1. 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to make compression, absorb drainage, prevent motion, retain surgical dressings. 2. To cover a body part by application of a bandage. (05 Mar 2000)