gown

gown (goun)

n.

A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.

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gown,

n the protective garment worn by health care provider designed to prevent the spread of infection between the health care provider and the patient.

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gown

protective garment, usually of fabric or paper; used in surgery as a barrier between the patient and the operating personnel.

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gown

Graduate education The black sari worn during graduation from an educational experience Infectious control A cloth, paper, or synthetic garment which covers the body to a greater–from the wrists and neck northward to the knees or below, southward–surgical gowns, or lesser–from upper arms and neck to mid-thigh for Pt gowns–degree. See Personal protection garment.