bag

bag

 [bag]

a flexible container; see also pocket, pouch and sac.

colostomy bag a receptacle worn over the stoma by a colostomy patient, to receive the fecal discharge.

Douglas bag a receptacle for the collection of exhaled air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases; typically used to measure dead space to tidal volume ratio (V_D/V_T).

ileostomy bag any of various plastic or latex pouches attached to the stoma either for collection of fecal material as a continent ileal reservoir or for collection of urine as a neobladder.

micturition bag a receptacle used for urine by ambulatory patients with urinary incontinence.

Politzer bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the eustachian tube.

bag of waters popular name for the amniotic sac.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bag

(bag),

A pouch, sac, or receptacle.

[A.S. baelg]

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bag

Drug slang
A commonly used term for a sachet containing drugs. A bag is often used as a “unit”, such that a user might be said to have (e.g.) a 5 bag/day habit.

Vox populi
(1) A sack; a soft, pliable container made of cloth, plastic or leather.
(2) A highly derogatory term for an old woman.

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bag

Drug slang Street slang for a container for drugs

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

bag

(bag)

A pouch, sac, or receptacle.

[A.S. baelg]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012