Bandage

piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support for the movement of a part of the body

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A bandage is strip of cloth or other material that is used to stop and absorb blood from wounds.

This man has suffered a serious insurgency wound. Bandages are also used in martial arts to prevent dislocated joints.

In common speech, the word "bandage" is often used to mean a dressing, though technically the two are different things.

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"Use of Paper Dressings for Wounds", Popular Science, February 1919, page 68, scanned by Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=7igDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68
"A Mechanical Helper for the Red Cross, Popular Science, February 1919, page 74, scanned by Google Books: https://books.google.com/books?id=7igDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74

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