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roller bandage

roller bandage

4.1
A roll of cloth used to wrap wounds or support injured body parts
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊlər ˈbændɪdʒ/
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  • The nurse secured the wound with a roller bandage to ensure it stayed clean and protected.

Examples

  • A roller bandage is ideal for wrapping sprained ankles because it provides uniform pressure.

  • He learned how to apply a roller bandage during his first aid training course.

  • He applied a roller bandage to his sprained ankle.

  • The nurse wrapped a roller bandage around the patient's arm.

  • The nurse secured the wound with a roller bandage to ensure it stayed clean and protected.

  • He learned how to apply a roller bandage during his first aid training course.

  • A roller bandage is ideal for wrapping sprained ankles because it provides uniform pressure.

Synonyms

dressing
vsroller bandage
3 2.8

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

is specifically a rolled sterile strip rather than a flat protective piece
gauze bandage
vsroller bandage
1 2.6

A thin cotton cloth used to cover and protect a wound

is a rolled sterile strip rather than loose cloth pieces
adhesive bandage
vsroller bandage
1 2.2

A small sticky strip with a soft pad that you put on the skin to cover small cuts

is a larger sterile rolled fabric used for broader wound cover or support
elastic bandage
vsroller bandage
1 2.6

A long, stretchy cloth that wraps and supports an injured joint to reduce swelling

is a nonstretch rolled sterile fabric mainly for covering wounds and support
plaster bandage
vsroller bandage
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A cloth strip with a wet white paste that becomes hard to hold a broken bone still

is a flexible rolled fabric for covering wounds or supporting injuries
spiral bandage
vsroller bandage
  • Specialized
3.9

A strip of cloth wrapped in overlapping turns around a limb like an arm

is rolled into a cylinder for general wound cover and support
medical dressing
vsroller bandage
3.0

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

is the same protective purpose but presented as a rolled strip
compression bandage
vsroller bandage
  • Specialized
3.7

A bandage that presses on a wound to stop heavy bleeding

is mainly for covering or supporting rather than focused bleeding control

How Supportive

cast
  • Specialized
84 3.5
compression bandage
  • Specialized
3.7
roller bandage
4.1
gauze
43 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

roller + bandage

The sense 'a bandage in rolled/cylindrical form' is directly derivable from combining 'roller' (a cylinder for rolling) with 'bandage' (material used to cover wounds). This noun-noun compositional pattern is transparent and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the meaning.

Etymology

Roller bandage is named for a simple image: it is a long cloth bandage that has been rolled up like a roller. So it is a bandage you unroll to 'cover' a wound or 'support' an injured part.