medical dressing
Sterile injury wrap
A medical dressing is a protective covering applied to a wound to promote healing and prevent infection.
Dressings range from simple gauze pads to specialized materials that absorb fluid, deliver medication, or maintain moisture: The nurse changed the dressing on his surgical incision.
Distinguished from bandages, which secure dressings in place.
- bandageWound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- sterile gauzeBacteria-free wound covering
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
- sterileFree from microorganisms
tape · adhesive tape · surgical tape · pad · non-stick pad · compress · pressure bandage · adhesive · butterfly closure · healing · nurse · cotton · wrap · blood · antiseptic · steri-strip · plaster · lint
medical dressingopen wound
Unhealed break in skin
irritant · wound · injury · laceration · lesion
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