| Desault's bandage | A bandage for fracture of the clavicle; the elbow is bound to the side, with a pad placed in the axilla. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| desault dislocation | <radiology> Volar displacent of a dislocation of the distal radius (12 Dec 1998) |
| Desault, Pierre | <person> French surgeon, 1744-1795. See: Desault's bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adhesive bandage | A dressing of plain absorbent gauze affixed to plastic or fabric coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandage | 1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to make compression, absorb drainage, prevent motion, retain surgical dressings. 2. To cover a body part by application of a bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bandage sign | A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. See: capillary fragility test. Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Barton's bandage | A figure-of-8 bandage supporting the mandible below and anteriorly; used in mandibular fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capeline bandage | A bandage covering the head or an amputation stump like a cap. Origin: L. Capella, a cap (05 Mar 2000) |
| Velpeau's bandage | A bandage which serves to immobilise arm to chest wall, with the forearm positioned obliquely across and upward on front of chest. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gauntlet bandage | A figure-of-8 bandage covering the hand and fingers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin's bandage | A roller bandage of soft rubber used to make compression on a limb in the treatment of varicose veins or ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gibney's fixation bandage | A herring-bone strapping of the foot and leg for sprain of the ankle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gibson's bandage | A bandage, resembling Barton's bandage, for stabilizing a fracture of the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| roller bandage | A strip of material, of variable width, rolled into a compact cylinder to facilitate its application. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circular bandage | One encircling an extremity, or a portion of it, or the trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |