adhesive tape used in dressing wounds | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) | punishment for one's actions |
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. | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs | |