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compression bandage

compression bandage

3.7
A bandage that presses on a wound to stop heavy bleeding
  • noun
  • /kəmˈprɛʃən ˈbændɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vendaje compresivo
  • In order to control the bleeding from the arm injury, the paramedic applied a compression bandage tightly around the wound.

Examples

  • We'll make a compression bandage, pack it in.

    The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

  • The doctor instructed the nurse to use a compression bandage over the artery to ensure pressure was applied to the wound.

  • Compression bandage.

    The Shallows (2016)

  • "Never mind," I said, and yanked tight the compression bandage I had wound about the injured calf.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • After the accident, they quickly wrapped a compression bandage around the patient's leg to stop the bleeding.

Synonyms

compress
vscompression bandage
  • Specialized
9 5.2

A cloth pad placed firmly on the body to reduce pain, lower fever, or stop bleeding

is made to apply strong pressure specifically to control arterial bleeding

How Tight

tourniquet
  • Specialized
27 7.5
compression bandage
  • Specialized
3.7

Surface Forms

compression bandage singular
compression bandages plural

Morphology

compression + bandage

The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'compression' (applying pressure) + 'bandage' (material for a wound) clearly indicates a bandage that applies pressure to control bleeding. This noun–noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Compression bandage: The noun compression bandage names a bandage that gives compression, meaning it presses tightly on a wound to slow bleeding. So, a compression bandage is used 'to stop or control bleeding' by putting pressure on the injury.