strap (strap)
strap
strap [strap]
1. a band or slip, as of adhesive plaster, used in attaching parts to each other.
2. to bind down tightly.
Montgomery straps straps of adhesive tape used to secure dressings that must be changed frequently.
strap (str p)n. A strip or piece of adhesive plaster. v. To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster. |
strap
Etymology: AS, stropp
1 n, a band, such as that made of adhesive plaster, that is used to hold dressings in place or to attach one thing to another.
2 v, to bind securely.
strap [strap]
1. a band or strip, as of adhesive tape, used in attaching parts to each other.
2. to bind down tightly.
Montgomery s's straps made of lengths of adhesive tape folded back on themselves at one end, with a hole that allows insertion of a tape tie; they are applied to the skin to contain frequently changed dressings so that they can be changed without the skin irritation caused by frequent pulling off of tape; the dressings are secured by tying the opposing tapes together over them.
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