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adhesive bandage vs Band Aid

Band Aid vs adhesive bandage

adhesive bandage and Band Aid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adhesive bandage Yes No No No
Band Aid Yes No No No
As nouns, Band Aid is a hyponym of adhesive bandage; that is, Band Aid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adhesive bandage:
  • adhesive bandage: bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive
  • Band Aid: trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
Other hyponyms of adhesive bandage include Elastoplast.
adhesive bandage (noun) Band Aid (noun)
bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters
Difference between adhesive bandage and Band Aid

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