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medical dressing vs poultice

poultice vs medical dressing

medical dressing and poultice both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
medical dressing Yes No No No
poultice Yes No Yes No
As nouns, poultice is a hyponym of medical dressing; that is, poultice is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medical dressing:
  • medical dressing: a cloth covering for a wound or sore
  • poultice: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
Other hyponyms of medical dressing include bandage, patch, compress, cataplasm, plaster, surgical dressing.
medical dressing (noun) poultice (noun)
a cloth covering for a wound or sore a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
medical dressing (verb) poultice (verb)
dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
Difference between medical dressing and poultice

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