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medical dressing vs bandage

bandage vs medical dressing

medical dressing and bandage both are nouns.

medical dressing is not a verb while bandage is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medical dressing Yes No No No
bandage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bandage is a hyponym of medical dressing; that is, bandage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medical dressing:
  • medical dressing: a cloth covering for a wound or sore
  • bandage: a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
Other hyponyms of medical dressing include patch, compress, cataplasm, plaster, poultice, surgical dressing.
medical dressing (noun) bandage (noun)
a cloth covering for a wound or sore a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
medical dressing (verb) bandage (verb)
dress by covering or binding
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
Difference between medical dressing and bandage

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