to pack
- verb
- /pæk/
- Specialized
- I'm just going to pack this on.
- pack the wound
- pack the ear
She also had to pack my wound in the middle of our wedding.
- She also had to pack my wound in the middle of our wedding.
Examples
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And then just pack that all over the top of the head and work your way down slowly.
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She also had to pack my wound in the middle of our wedding.
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And again, I'm just going to pack that on.
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More suction, pack the bleeding!
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We'll make a compression bandage, pack it in.
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They got me into the ambulance and immediately were just trying to pack the wounds and try and stop the bleeding.
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The middle ear was then packed with a single piece of gelfoam soaked in Cortisporin ear drops.
Academic text (1996) -
The wound was thoroughly irrigated with normal saline and packed with iodoform gauze.
Academic text (2004) -
The nurse will pack the wound with sterile gauze to stop the bleeding.
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He quickly packed the injury with a cold compress to reduce the swelling.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Put people very close together with almost no space between them
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To put your things into bags before you travel or move, like clothes and chargers
Compounds
- US
A clear plastic cover with small bubbles that holds a product on a piece of cardboard
How Full
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pack a wound or body part comes from the idea of filling a space with material, like putting a small bundle into a place to protect or stop fluid. That's why medical staff 'pack' a wound to control bleeding or absorb fluid.