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• A spiral b. in which with each turn the strip of cloth is turned back on itself, so as to facilitate adjustment to the swelling portion of a limb.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

• A spiral bandage in which with each turn the bandage is turned back on itself so as to aid adjustment to a larger or smaller portion of a limb.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe