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capeline bandage

capeline bandage

9.9
A bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap to protect the area
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : vendaje capelino
  • The nurse skillfully wrapped a capeline bandage around the patient's head after surgery.

Examples

  • A capeline bandage is often used to protect an amputation stump from infection and injury.

  • You will need gauze and tape to apply a proper capeline bandage for head wounds.

  • The doctor applied a capeline bandage to the patient's head.

  • After the surgery, she wore a capeline bandage for protection.

  • The nurse skillfully wrapped a capeline bandage around the patient's head after surgery.

  • A capeline bandage is often used to protect an amputation stump from infection and injury.

  • You will need gauze and tape to apply a proper capeline bandage for head wounds.

Synonyms

dressing
vscapeline bandage
3 2.8

A piece of clean cloth placed over a wound to protect it

is a specific covering made to fit the head or an amputation stump

Surface Forms

capeline bandage singular
capeline bandages plural

Morphology

capeline + bandage

The compound meaning ('a bandage shaped like a cap for the head or stump') is compositionally predictable from 'bandage' and a cap-related element, so in principle the sense is derivable. However, 'capeline' is rare/opaque to most B1 learners (not a common head-word), so without prior knowledge of that constituent the phrase will not be immediately understandable; therefore it is partially transparent but practically unpredictable for average learners.

Etymology

Capeline bandage may come from the word cap, meaning a small hat. Imagine a bandage wrapped like a little hat to fit over the head or an amputation stump, and that's why it means a bandage used to 'cover the head' or a stump in the 'shape of a cap'.