sticking plaster
Adhesive medical strip
Sticking plaster is British for an adhesive bandage—a small strip of material with a sticky backing used to cover minor cuts and wounds.
Americans call these Band-Aids (a brand name) or bandages: Have you got a sticking plaster? I've cut my finger.
Open-weave medical fabric
- dressingSauce for salads
- band-aidAdhesive strip for cuts
- compressReduce volume by force
- padCushioned writing surface
strips · tape · wrap · sterile · cotton · swab · elastic · adhesive
Outer fruit layer
- pressApply force downward
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- adhereStick firmly to
- removeTake something away
replace · cut · trim · secure · wrap · cover · apply · position
Microbe-killing substance
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- salineSalt-water solution
bacitracin · salve · hydrogen peroxide · clean · protect · cover · seal · barrier
Temporary substitute measure
- temporaryLimited in duration
- band-aid solutionSuperficial fix masking deeper problems
- patch-upTemporary, imperfect repair
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
superficial · short-term · inadequate · provisional · interim · palliative · cover-up
gauze
Open-weave medical fabric
pad · strips · tape · wrap · sterile · cotton · swab · elastic · adhesive · waterproof
peel
Outer fruit layer
remove · replace · cut · trim · secure · wrap · cover · apply · position · skin
antiseptic
Microbe-killing substance
- ointmentMedicated skin cream
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
saline · bacitracin · salve · hydrogen peroxide · clean · protect · cover · seal · barrier · infection prevention
stopgap
Temporary substitute measure
- temporaryLimited in duration
- band-aid solutionSuperficial fix masking deeper problems
- patch-upTemporary, imperfect repair
makeshift · superficial · short-term · inadequate · provisional · interim · palliative · cover-up
- bandagesbandage, gauze, adhesive bandage, dressing, Band-Aid
- Medical Adhesivesbandage, band-aid, surgical tape, medical tape, steri-strips
sticking plasterstitches
Thread fastening wounds
sutures · surgical intervention · surgery · amputation · organ transplant
stick, sticks, stuck, sticking, sticker, stickers, sticky, stickiness, plaster