Medical term:
strap
strap
[strap]1. a band or strip, as of adhesive tape, used in attaching parts to each other.
2. to bind down tightly.
Montgomery s's straps made of lengths of adhesive tape folded back on themselves at one end, with a hole that allows insertion of a tape tie; they are applied to the skin to contain frequently changed dressings so that they can be changed without the skin irritation caused by frequent pulling off of tape; the dressings are secured by tying the opposing tapes together over them.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
strap
(strap),1. A strip of adhesive plaster.
2. To apply overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.
[A.S. stropp]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
STRAP
Abbreviation for:Specialty Training Assessment Process
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
strap
(strap)1. A strip of adhesive plaster.
2. To apply overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.
[A.S. stropp]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
strapping
[strap´ing]the application of strips of adhesive tape, one overlapping the other, to cover and exert pressure on a limb or other area of the body; see illustration.
Types of strapping.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
strapping
The use of adhesive tape or firm bandages to maintain the desired relationship of parts of the body or to rest an injured or inflamed part.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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