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medical dressing vs compress

compress vs medical dressing

medical dressing and compress both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medical dressing Yes No No No
compress Yes No Yes No
As nouns, compress is a hyponym of medical dressing; that is, compress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medical dressing:
  • medical dressing: a cloth covering for a wound or sore
  • compress: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
Other hyponyms of medical dressing include bandage, patch, cataplasm, plaster, poultice, surgical dressing.
medical dressing (noun) compress (noun)
a cloth covering for a wound or sore a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
medical dressing (verb) compress (verb)
squeeze or press together
make more compact by or as if by pressing
Difference between medical dressing and compress

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