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Esmarch

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esmarch /es·march/ (es´mark) Esmarch's bandage.
Esmarch
having to do with Johann Esmarch, a 19th century German surgeon.

E's bandage
an India rubber bandage applied upward around (from the distal part to the proximal) a part in order to expel blood from it; the part is often elevated as the elastic pressure is applied.
Esmarch plaster shears, scissors
see plaster shears.


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