SPICA BANDAGE
\spˈiːkə bˈandɪd͡ʒ], \spˈiːkə bˈandɪdʒ], \s_p_ˈiː_k_ə b_ˈa_n_d_ɪ_dʒ]\
Definitions of SPICA BANDAGE
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A figure-of-8 b. applied to the body and the first part of a limb, or to the hand and a finger, in which the successive strips overlap slightly, giving a fancied resemblance to an ear of wheat.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A form of the figure of eight bandage, in which the turns of the two loops of the 8 encircle dissimilar or asymmetrical parts and are usually of unequal size. It derives its name from the fancied resemblance of its intersections to a spike of barley.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Nearby Words
- spi
- spial
- spic
- spic-and-span
- spica
- spica bandage
- spica nardi
- spicae
- spical fracture
- spicate
- spicated