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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBandage
/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strip of woven material used to bind up a wound, strain, or other injury.
"The nurse carefully wrapped a clean bandage around his sprained wrist."
- 1
To bind or cover a wound or injured part of the body with a bandage.
"She gently cleaned the cut and began to bandage his knee."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French noun 'bande' meaning strip or band, combined with the suffix '-age'. It entered Middle English in the late 15th century originally referring to a strip of material used to bind a wound, eventually evolving into both a noun for the medical strip and a verb for the action of applying it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bandage" is said worldwide
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pansement
Transliteration: /pɑ̃s.mɑ̃/
"Il a mis un pansement sur sa coupure."
Verband
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈbant/
"Der Arzt wechselte den Verband."
bendaggio
Transliteration: /benˈdad.dʒo/
"Il medico ha applicato un bendaggio stretto."
venda
Transliteration: /ˈbenda/
"Necesito una venda para cubrir la herida."
atadura
Transliteration: /a.taˈdu.ɾɐ/
"A enfermeira colocou uma atadura no meu braço."
पत्ती
Transliteration: patti
"डॉक्टर ने घाव पर पट्टी बांधी।"
绷带
Transliteration: bēngdài
"护士用绷带包扎了他的伤口。"
붕대
Transliteration: bungdae
"의사가 상처에 붕대를 감아주었다."
包帯
Transliteration: hōtai
"医者は傷口に包帯を巻いた。"
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