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drape (dr

To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds.

A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area.

drape

Etymology: ME, drap, cloth

a sheet of fabric or paper, usually the size of a small bed sheet, for covering all or a part of a person's body during a physical examination or treatment. drape, v.

Drape

noun The sterilised cloths that mark off an operative field
verb To cover and mark off a field before performing a sterile procedure

drape

the cloth used to cover the animal for surgery leaving exposed only that part of the body that has been aseptically prepared and is actually required for the surgical procedure. Applying the drapes is called draping.

drape

Surgery verb To cover and mark off a field before performing a sterile procedure

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Drape (redirected from curtain)

Drape
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