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n.

A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.

tr.v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.

To apply a bandage to.

[French, from Old French bande, band, strip. See band¹.]

bandager band'ag·er n.

verb

To apply therapeutic materials to (a wound): bind, dress. See care for/neglect.

n

A strip of material wrapped about or applied to any body part.

A strap, band, ring, or chain placed around a structure to secure and hold its parts together, as around the springing of a dome.

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A pad or strip of material that may be wrapped around an injured or diseased body part to stop bleeding or to hold a dressing or splint in place. An elastic bandage (called a compression bandage) is used to exert pressure, for example, on a swollen joint. The bandage is wrapped distally to proximally, with approximately one half of the width of the bandage being overlapped on each turn. Enough pressure is applied to reduce swelling, but it is vital that the bandage is not wrapped so tightly that it restricts blood flow. See also RICE.

1. a strip or roll of gauze or other material for wrapping or binding any part of the body. See also sling.
2. to cover by wrapping with such material. Bandages may be used to stop the flow of blood, to provide a safeguard against contamination, or to hold a medicated dressing in place. They may also be used to hold a splint in position or otherwise immobilize an injured part of the body to prevent further injury and to facilitate healing. In horses it is standard practice to bandage the cannons while the horse is being transported, and in some animals while they are exercising or working. The objective is to prevent fluid accumulation and to protect against injury while making rapid foot movements.

• absorbent b. — uses layers of absorbent material on open or contaminated wounds to debride; must be changed frequently.
• acrylic b. — useful for their strength and in some cases slight flexibility.
• carpal flexion b. — used in dogs to maintain the carpus in flexion, thereby relaxing flexor tendons, while permitting use of the elbow and shoulder.

  Carpal flexion bandage. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

• compression b. — one used to apply pressure, usually to control hemorrhage.
• dry-wet b. — a moist layer over the wound assists in debridement; as it dries, exudate is pulled into the material and away from the wound
• figure-of-8 b. — one in which the turns cross each other like the figure 8.
• flannel b. — used to give warmth, support and protection of the lower limbs of horses; should be 4 in × 10 ft.
• many-tailed b. — see tailed bandage (below).
• occlusive b. — see occlusive dressing.
• plaster b. — a bandage stiffened with a paste of plaster of Paris.
• pressure b. — one for applying pressure, for the purpose of arresting hemorrhage; pressure is applied directly over the wound.
• pressure relief b. — provides protection from pressure over an area, commonly a bony prominence, by redirecting pressure to surrounding areas. Often designed as a ring or doughnut.
• rigid b. — used for local immobilization, usually for purposes of allowing soft tissue healing.
• Robert–Jones b. — a heavily padded bandage consisting of cotton batting or cotton wool in a wrapping material, sometimes with added stiffening devices such as plastic piping or parallel strips of thin metal. It is applied as a pressure bandage to provide temporary support for a fractured limb prior to plaster immobilization or immediately afterwards.

  Robert–Jones bandage. By permission from Slatter D, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, Saunders, 2002

• roller b. — a tightly rolled, circular bandage of varying widths and materials, often prepared commercially. In an emergency, strips may be torn from a sheet or piece of yard goods and rolled. When more than a few inches of length is needed, rolling is essential for quick and clean bandaging.
• soft padded b. — consists of cotton padding, gauze and tape. Provides support and protection of soft tissues.
• spider b. — see tailed bandage (below).
• tailed b. — a square piece of cloth cut or torn into strips from the ends toward the center, with as large a center left as necessary. The bandage is centered over a compress on the wound and the ends are then tied separately. Called also many-tailed or spider bandage.
• tie-over b. — a dressing held in place by suture material anchored in surrounding skin and tied over the dressing. Used for postoperative care of skin grafts.
• wet-wet b. — material covering the wound is kept moist, sometimes by injection of fluid into the bandage through a fenestrated drain built into the bandage.

IN BRIEF: A strip of cloth or gauze used to cover a sore or wound.

When the bandage was removed, they could see that the wound was healed.

The sense of being hurt, either physically or emotionally. It can also represent the sense of healing.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bandage
v. tr. - bandagere

Nederlands (Dutch)
verband, zwachtel, verbinden

Français (French)
n. - bande, (Méd) bandage, pansement, bandeau
v. tr. - bander, mettre un bandage ou un pansement à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verband, Bandage, Binde
v. - verbinden, bandagieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίδεσμος
v. - τυλίγω με επίδεσμο, μπαντάρω

Italiano (Italian)
bendare, benda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bandagem (f)
v. - enfaixar

Русский (Russian)
забинтовать, бинт

Español (Spanish)
n. - venda, vendaje
v. tr. - vendar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bandage, förband, binda, bindel
v. - förbinda, lägga bandage om, binda för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
绷带, 用绷带包扎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繃帶
v. tr. - 用繃帶包紮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 붕대, 쇠띠
v. tr. - ~에 붕대를 감다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 包帯, 目隠しの布, 眼帯
v. - 包帯を当てる, 包帯をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضمادة, لفافه (فعل) ضمد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחבושת, רטייה‬
v. tr. - ‮חבש (פצע)‬

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