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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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bandage
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bandage
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Translations
obvazobvázat
bandageforbinde
sidesitoa
povitizavoj
binda umsáraumbúîirumbúðir
包帯包帯をする
붕대붕대를 감다
subintuotisutvarstytitvarstis
apsaitētpārsējspārsietsaite
obvezaobvezati
bandageförbinda
ผ้าพันแผลพันแผล
băng bóbăng dán cứu thương
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
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bandage
vt (also bandage up) cut → verbinden; broken limb → bandagieren; with his heavily bandaged wrist → mit einem dick verbundenen Handgelenk
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bandage
(ˈbӕndidʒ) noun (a piece of) cloth for binding up a wound, or a broken bone. She had a bandage on her injured finger.
verb to cover with a bandage. The doctor bandaged the boy's foot.
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bandage
→ ضِمَادة, يُضَمِّدُ obvaz, obvázat bandage, forbinde Verband, verbinden επιδένω, επίδεσμος vendaje, vendar side, sitoa bandage, bander poviti, zavoj fasciare, fasciatura 包帯, 包帯をする 붕대, 붕대를 감다 verband, verbinden bandasje, forbinde bandaż, zabandażować bandagem, enfaixar, ligadura, ligar бинт, накладывать повязку bandage, förbinda ผ้าพันแผล, พันแผล sargı, sarmak băng bó, băng dán cứu thương 打绷带, 绷带Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ban·dage
n. venda, vendaje, faja;
vt. vendar, ligar, atar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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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.