wound dressing
Protective gauze layer
A wound dressing is a material applied to cover and protect an injury—gauze, bandages, adhesive strips, or specialized medical products.
The dressing keeps the wound clean, absorbs fluids, and promotes healing: The nurse changed the wound dressing daily.
As a verb phrase, wound dressing is the act of applying such materials.
- bandageWound covering strip
- adhesive bandageSticky wound covering
- medical tapeAdhesive for wound dressings
- first aidInitial injury treatment
- emergency roomHospital crisis department
field medic · moisture retention · tissue regeneration · healing process · skin graft · gauze · non-stick pad · burn injuries · pain management · infection prevention · post-operative care · infection control · hydrocolloid · pressure sores · pressure relief · sterile · antiseptic · triage
- Medical Adhesivesbandage, band-aid, surgical tape, medical tape, steri-strips
- ancient surgeryamputation, trepanation, cauterization, bloodletting, cautery
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- bandagesbandage, gauze, adhesive bandage, Band-Aid, wrap
- first aidbandage, bandages, first aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads
- Injury Carebandage, stitches, splint, cast, sling