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dressing

1. a covering for a wound, sore, etc.

2. size used for stiffening textiles

dressing [′dres·iŋ]

(agriculture)

Manure or compost used as a fertilizer.

(civil engineering)

The process of smoothing or squaring lumber or stone for use in a building.

(engineering)

The sharpening, repairing, and replacing of parts, notably drilling bits and tool joints, to ready equipment for reuse.

(medicine)

Application of various materials for protecting a wound and encouraging healing.

Material so applied.

dressing, dressings

1. Projecting ornamental moldings and carved decorations of all kinds.

2. Masonry or molding of better quality than the facing brick; used around openings or at corners of buildings; often made of gauged brick.

3. Smoothing a stone surface.

4. Bossing.

Dressing

a therapeutic and diagnostic procedure in the treatment of wounds that consists of removing old, contaminated dressings, examining and treating the wound and surrounding skin, and applying medication and a fresh bandage.

Aseptic and antiseptic methods must be strictly followed during the dressing procedure. The frequency of dressing and the type of medications used depend on the condition of the wound, which is dressed until completely healed.

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No references found	Other solutions that can also help are cold compresses, wet dressings, ultraviolet light therapy, oral steroids and cylcosporin and other immunosuppressive drugs. Eczema - Causes and Treatment by Paul Graham / Health care industry community Liquids are used as bath additives, paint-on medications (such as calamine lotion), gels, wet dressings, and lotions. Which of These Will Provide Relief for Eczema? by Louise Forrest / Food/cooking/nutrition community Treatment of Cellulitis Oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics Warm, wet dressings on the infection site Surgical intervention If you have an extremity (arm or leg) that is affected, your physician may have you elevate the extremity and decrease the amount of activity Most patients can be treated with oral antibiotics at home, usually for 5 to 10 days. Get Wonderful Information on Cellulitis by Francis Adam / Health, general community	Westphalian Layer Westport Westport Light State Park Westport-Union Landing State Beach westward intensification Westwood westwork wet wet adiabat wet and dry bulb thermometer wet ashing wet assay wet blasting wet cell wet classifier wet cleaning wet climate wet collector wet construction wet contact wet cooling tower wet corrosion wet criticality wet drawing wet dream wet dressing wet drill wet electrolytic capacitor wet emplacement wet engine wet flashover voltage wet gas wet glazing wet grinding wet hide wet hole wet mill wet mix Wet Pack wet riser wet rot wet screening wet scrubber wet season wet sieving wet sleeve wet slip wet snow wet spinning wet sprinkler system wet stable consistency	wet construction wet contact wet cooling tower Wet Corn Gluten Feed wet corrosion wet cough wet cough wet cough wet criticality Wet cupping wet deposition wet dewlap Wet Disposal Wet Disposal Wet Disposal Wet Distillers Grain Wet Distillers Grains with Solubles Wet dock Wet dock wet docks wet down wet drawing wet dream wet dream wet dream wet dream Wet dreams Wet dreams Wet dreams Wet Dress Rehearsal wet dressing wet drill wet drowning Wet Effluent Diffusion Denuder wet electrolytic capacitor Wet electrostatic precipitator Wet electrostatic precipitator Wet electrostatic precipitator wet emplacement Wet End System Testbed wet engine Wet Exploitatie Zorginstellingen Wet Film Thickness Wet Financiering Sociale Verzekeringen wet fish wet flashover voltage Wet Flexural Strength wet flies Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Wet Fluorescent Magnetic Particle Examination wet fly Wet Formeel Buitenlandse Vennootschappen wet gangrene wet gangrene wet gangrene Wet gas Wet Gas Meter Wet Gecko Project, Inc. Wet Gelijke Behandeling

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Other solutions that can also help are cold compresses, wet dressings, ultraviolet light therapy, oral steroids and cylcosporin and other immunosuppressive drugs.

Eczema - Causes and Treatment by Paul Graham / Health care industry community

Liquids are used as bath additives, paint-on medications (such as calamine lotion), gels, wet dressings, and lotions.

Which of These Will Provide Relief for Eczema? by Louise Forrest / Food/cooking/nutrition community

Treatment of Cellulitis Oral or intravenous (IV) antibiotics Warm, wet dressings on the infection site Surgical intervention If you have an extremity (arm or leg) that is affected, your physician may have you elevate the extremity and decrease the amount of activity Most patients can be treated with oral antibiotics at home, usually for 5 to 10 days.

Get Wonderful Information on Cellulitis by Francis Adam / Health, general community

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