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COMPRESSION BANDAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does compression bandage mean?
• COMPRESSION BANDAGE (noun)
The noun COMPRESSION BANDAGE has 1 sense:
1. bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
Familiarity information: COMPRESSION BANDAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
compression bandage; tourniquet
Hypernyms ("compression bandage" is a kind of...):
bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
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