cold pack

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cold pack

a pack of cloth or other material soaked in cold water or encasing ice.

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cold pack

1. 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.

2. A canning process in which uncooked food is packed in jars or cans, then sterilized by heat.

cold pack

Naturopathy
A therapy in which a patient is wrapped firmly in a sheet soaked in cold water, which may be beneficial for acute conditions, acting to eliminate various toxins.

cold pack

(kōld pak)

Pouch of cloth or other material soaked in cold water or encasing ice.

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Based on the frozen peas concept, TheraPearl's hot/ cold packs consist of tiny pearls that are pliable when frozen or that can be heated in a microwave.

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CryoMax is the top-selling branded cold pack in chain drug stores, according to Pirrone, and is now stocked in 38,000 stores nationwide, a big jump from the 23,000 doors reported in 2011.

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The cold pack will be an 8-by-14-inch pouch made from the same moldable clay that many of the company's other products utilize.

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* Arctic Hot is the industry's first Instant Cold Pack that can be reused as a hot or cold pack.

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So what better choice for a hot or cold pack than the convenient drug store."

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