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band·age
(băn′dĭj)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.]
band′ag·er n.
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bandage
(ˈbændɪdʒ)n
1. (Medicine) a piece of material used to dress a wound, bind a broken limb, etc
2. a strip of any soft material used for binding, etc
vb
(Medicine) to cover or bind with a bandage
[C16: from French, from band strip, band2]
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band•age
(ˈbæn dɪdʒ)n., v. -aged, -ag•ing. n.
1. a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound, sore, sprain, etc.
2. anything used as a band or ligature.
v.t. 3. to bind or cover with a bandage.
band′ag•er, n.
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bandage
Past participle: bandaged
Gerund: bandaging
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| Noun | 1. |  bandage - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the bodyadhesive 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) truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure |
| Verb | 1. |  bandage - wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose |
| 2. |  bandage - 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" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bandage
(ˈbӕndidʒ) noun (a piece of) cloth for binding up a wound, or a broken bone. She had a bandage on her injured finger.venda, vendaje
verb to cover with a bandage. The doctor bandaged the boy's foot.vendar
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bandage
→ vendaje , vendarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ban·dage
n. venda, vendaje, faja;
vt. vendar, ligar, atar.
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bandage
n (material) venda, (once placed) vendaje m; adhesive — vendaje adhesivo, venda adhesiva, cura; (small) curita (Amer), tirita (Esp); compression — vendaje compresivo; elastic — venda elástica, vendaje elástico; figure-of-eight — vendaje en ocho; pressure — vendaje compresivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.