elastoplast
elastoplast is the alternative letter-case form of Elastoplast.
Noun capitalized: Elastoplast
Elastoplast (countable and uncountable, plural Elastoplasts)
- A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid.
- Tension on the skin edges is prevented by the use of several one-half inch strips of elastoplast applied directly across the wound at right angle to the suture line.1951 February, Charles E. Gurney, Verner V. Lindgren, “Early Care of Traumatic Wounds of the Face”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing...
- Laden, as we were, with baskets, boots, crooked walking sticks, gloves and Elastoplasts, we were off blackberry picking.2023 September 30, John Wright, “I travel across Britain foraging wild food. Here’s what to look for, and where”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...
Forms of elastoplast
| plural | elastoplasts |
|---|---|
| plural | Elastoplasts |
| alternative form | elastoplast |
Origin of elastoplast
From the trademarked name of one brand of sticking plasters, presumably from elasto- (“elastic”) + plast(er).
Words formed from elastoplast
Questions about elastoplast
- What does elastoplast mean?
- Elastoplast means a sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid.
- What is elastoplast the alternative letter-case form of?
- Elastoplast is the alternative letter-case form of Elastoplast.
- What part of speech is elastoplast?
- Elastoplast is a noun.
- What is the plural of elastoplast?
- The plural of elastoplast is elastoplasts.
Words near elastoplast in the dictionary
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