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surgical mask

surgical mask noun: a mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.

surgical mask: a mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose
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Noun

surgical mask (plural surgical masks)

  1. (infectious disease) A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.
  2. A medical-grade mask worn during surgery.

surgical mask meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Persian

surgical mask in Arabic

mask worn to catch bacteria
كِمَامَة kimāma, قِناع جِراحِيّ qināʕ jirāḥiyy

surgical mask in Malay

mask worn to catch bacteria
topeng pembedahan, pelitup

surgical mask in Indonesian

mask worn to catch bacteria
masker bedah, masker

surgical mask in Persian

mask worn to catch bacteria
ماسک جراحی
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surgical mask in Thai
ผ้าปิดจมูก pâa-bpìt-jà-mùuk, หน้ากากอนามัย nâa-gàak-à-naa-mai, แมสก์ mɛ́ɛt, แมส mɛ́ɛt
surgical mask in Vietnamese
khẩu trang, khẩu trang y tế

Synonyms of surgical mask

Forms of surgical mask

pluralsurgical masks

Questions about surgical mask

What does surgical mask mean?
Surgical mask means a mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.
What is surgical mask in Arabic?
Surgical mask in Arabic is كِمَامَة (kimāma), قِناع جِراحِيّ (qināʕ jirāḥiyy). See Surgical mask meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is surgical mask?
Surgical mask is a noun.
What is the plural of surgical mask?
The plural of surgical mask is surgical masks.

Words near surgical mask in the dictionary

  1. surgical abdomens
  2. surgical glove
  3. surgical gloves
  4. surgical gown
  5. surgical gowns
  6. surgical mask
  7. surgical masks
  8. surgical procedure
  9. surgical procedures
  10. surgical spirit
  11. surgical spirits

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