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a bandage consisting of a small pad of gauze affixed to a strip of adhesive tape.
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adhesive bandage
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bandage — 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to provide compression, protect from external contamination, prevent drying, absorb drainage, prevent motion, and retain surgical dressings. 2 … Medical dictionary
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adhesive tape — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Mystik tape, Scotch tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, batten, belt, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, cellophane tape, cloth tape, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, dressing,… … Moby Thesaurus
bandage — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, application, band, bandaging, bathe, batten, bedazzle, belt, bend, benight, bind, bind up, binder, binding, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, brace,… … Moby Thesaurus
