gatch
gatch verb: to arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
Verb
gatch (third-person singular simple present gatches, present participle gatching, simple past and past participle gatched)
- To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
- If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed.1961, Kathleen Newton Shafer, Medical-surgical Nursing, page 783
- Answer 1 is incorrect because gatching the bed in the area of the knees reduces venous return.2012, Sally L. Lagerquist, Davis's NCLEX-RN® Success, page 571
Noun
gatch (uncountable)
- A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia.
Proper noun capitalized: Gatch
Gatch (plural Gatches)
- A surname.
Forms of gatch
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | gatches |
| present participle | gatching |
| past participle | gatched |
| past | gatched |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Gatches |
Origin of gatch
Named after Willis Dew Gatch.
From Persian [Term?].
Variant of Goetsch/German Götsch.
Words formed from gatch
Phrases with gatch
Questions about gatch
- What does gatch mean?
- Gatch means to arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc.
- What part of speech is gatch?
- Gatch can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of gatch?
- The past tense of gatch is gatched.
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