ADHESIVE BANDAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("adhesive bandage" is a kind of...):

bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adhesive bandage"):

Band Aid (trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters)

Elastoplast (an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)