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noun / verb

bandage

BAN-dij/ˈbændɪdʒ/

A protective or supportive covering for an injury, or applying such a covering.

The broad bandage unrolls beside a second gauze roll.

A partly unrolled gauze bandage with its broad, continuous strip clearly visible, beside a second neatly rolled bandage.
Etymology
bandOld Frenchto bind
+ageFrenchaction or result

The binding verb gives bandage its central image: material wrapped around an injured part. The noun names the strip used to bind wounds or stop bleeding.

In context

Survival Skills for Everyone1:25
Secure the dressing with tape or a bandage to keep it in place and protect the wound from further injury. Changing the dressing is essential.
How Do You Treat A Road Rash Abrasion? - Survival Skills for Everyone

More examples

  • She bandaged the scrape carefully.
  • Fresh bandages lay in the supply tray.
  • He is bandaging the injured paw.

Forms

bandage · bandages · bandaged · bandaging

Similar words

dressing
A dressing covers a wound and may be held by a bandage.
wrap
Wrap is broader than a medical covering.