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dressing Definition

dress·ing (dres′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of one that dresses
  2. that which is used to dress something, as manure applied to soil or medicines and bandages applied to wounds
  3. a substance used to stiffen fabric during manufacture
  4. a sauce as for salads
  5. a mixture as of bread and seasoning, used for stuffing roast fowl, etc.

dressing Synonyms

dressing

n.

  1. A food mixture

    stuffing, filling, forcemeat.

    Types of dressings include: bread, giblet, oyster, chestnut, potato, prune, plum, apple, duck, turkey, chicken, fish, clam, wild rice.

  2. A flavoring sauce

    Salad dressings include: mayonnaise, French, Russian, Thousand Island, green goddess, blue cheese, Roquefort, Italian, Caesar, vinaigrette, boiled, oil and vinegar;

  3. An external medical application

    bandage, cast, plaster cast, gauze pad, adhesive tape, Band-Aid (trademark), compress, strip, gauze, tourniquet, pack, poultice, wet dressing, plaster, fomentation, application; see also cast 4.

  4. The act of clothing

    getting dressed, arraying, robing, appareling, changing, making a toilette, adorning, decking.

  5. Fertilizer

    manure, humus, compost, leaf mold; see fertilizer.

dressing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • chamfer: Belfry stage has small slit window with chamfered dressings at its base.
  • impregnate: Symptoms may be improved with the use of topical metronidazole and charcoal impregnated dressings.
  • activate: Activated charcoal dressings may help to contain offensive odors and oral metronidazole can reduce them.
  • apply: Applying dressings over the area of skin treated with the steroid increases the absorption of steroid into the skin.
  • wind: Casey G. ( 2000 ) ' Modern wound dressings ' .
  • soil: Out of date and soiled dressings have to go in the bin, I'm afraid.

Preposition: in

  • freestone: Upper part of wall and the gable rebuilt in 1981, and contains one rectangular window with chamfered dressings in dark yellow freestone.
  • sandstone: Above these, lighting the belfry, is large Victorian lancet, double chamfered dressings in yellow sandstone.

Adjective modifier

  • hydrocolloid: Hydrocolloid dressings can also be used on a variety of wound tissue types.
  • vapour-permeable: If any of the vapour-permeable film dressings are used, the backing sheet should be removed and the dressing gently placed over the wound.
  • occlusive: Occlusive dressings Paste bandages are useful for treating lichenified limbs or stubborn areas of eczema.
  • non-adherent: Mepitel is a non-adherent silicone dressing which is bound to a polymide net.
  • sterile: There's everything from plasters and ice packs to bandages & sterile dressings.
  • absorbent: The 18 strength honey is impregnated into highly absorbent alginate fiber dressings - ideal for dressing wounds.

Noun used with modifier

  • alginate: Most alginate dressings now come in a ribbon or rope format that is much easier to pack into the wound bed.
  • ashlar: Squared rubble in small blocks with ashlar dressings in more or less the same color.
  • freestone: It is built of red brick, relieved by freestone dressings.
  • sandstone: East wall: slightly splayed window, the reveal showing original pink sandstone dressings.
  • hydrofibre: Hydrofibre dressings are suitable for use in wounds with medium to high exudate and may be used for infected wounds if changed daily.
  • gauze: A few Melolin gauze dressings each 10cm x 10cm.