Health / A2

BAND-ij/ˈbændɪdʒ/

A bandage is a strip of cloth wrapped round an injury. A plaster (British) is a small sticky cover for a little cut. Bandage can be a verb: bandage the wrist. A bandage is not medicine you swallow.

Meaning

A strip of cloth used to cover a cut or injury.

Examples

• “The nurse put a bandage on his hand.”
• “The nurse put a bandage on his ankle.”
• “Keep the bandage dry for two days.”

Good to know

put on / change a bandage. Small cut: a plaster (British).

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