cold pack

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus

0.01 sec.

cold pack

A compress of gauze, cloth, or plastic filled or moistened with a cold fluid and applied externally to swollen or injured body parts to relieve pain and swelling.

cold pack

Etymology: AS, kald; ME, pakke

a method of lowering body temperature by wrapping the patient in a blanket or sheet that has been dipped into cold water and wrung out. It is generally no longer done.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Medical browser	?		Full browser	?
acute rheumatic arthritis angiography antifebrile antipyretic arthritis arthrography Cooling Treatments episiotomy erysipelas febricide febrifuge hydrotherapy hypertrophic arthritis insect bite juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Lyme arthritis orchitis pack perineorrhaphy			Ice wrapped in a towel and cold packs are often used for about 10 minutes at a time. When to Utilize Hot or Cold Therapy for An Injury by A Nutt / Food/cooking/nutrition community Try using Cold Packs You can also use a something cold like a cold pack or ice pack wrapped with a towel or tissue to place over pores to tighten them up. Reduce Pores with These Quick Easy 5 Methods by Old School Value / Health, general community A well stocked first aid kit should at least include bandages or varying sizes, alcohol pads, antibacterial wash, antibiotic ointment, gauze, medical tape and a cold pack. Five Essential Items for Your Travel Bag by Bryan Halverson / Women's issues/gender studies community			Colchicum autumnale cold cold abscess cold agglutination cold agglutinin cold agglutinin disease Cold agglutinins cold agglutinins test Cold Bath cold caloric irrigation Cold Case cold cautery Cold Chain cold compress Cold Cone Biopsy Cold Cup Forceps cold environment cold expression cold hemoglobinuria Cold Hit cold hypersensitivity Cold Injury cold laser cold mist tent cold nodule cold pack Cold Pressing cold remedy cold scan Cold Shock Protein cold sore Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory cold stage cold stress cold sweat Cold Tea Sign Cold Turkey Cold Turkey Method cold ulcer cold urticaria cold urticaria-angioedema Cold Wave cold work cold, clinical applications of cold, physiologic effects of cold-blooded cold-cure resin cold-curing resin cold-insoluble globulin cold-pressor test cold-sensitive mutation			cold light cold light cold lime-soda process cold link cold low cold massage cold massage cold massage cold medicine Cold Miss cold mist tent cold mix cold molding cold moulding Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers Cold neutron Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer Cold Neutron Prompt Gamma-Ray Activation Analysis Cold Neutron Research Facility Cold neutron source Cold Neutrons for Biology and Technology cold nodule cold nosing Cold nuclear fusion Cold nuclear fusion Cold nuclear fusion Cold Ocean Warm Land cold of heart Cold Opposite, Warm Same cold pack Cold Panniculitis Cold pasteurisation Cold pasteurisation Cold pasteurization Cold pasteurization cold patch cold pie Cold Pipe Cold pit Cold plasma Cold Plasma Analyzer Cold Plate Cold Plate Cold Plate Support Structure Cold pole cold pool Cold press offset Cold press offset Cold pressed Cold pressed Cold pressed Cold pressing Cold pressing Cold pressing Cold Process Cold Process Oven Process Cold Process Verification Cold Proof Load Test Facility Cold Reboot Cold Reboot

Medical Dictionary

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.