poulticenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpəʊl.tɪs/us/ˈpoʊl.t̬ɪs/a piece of cloth covered with a thick, often warm substance, wrapped around an injury to reduce pain or swelling
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Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- lint
- liposome
- plaster cast
- plaster of Paris
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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