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drape
(drāp),1. To cover parts of the body other than those to be examined or on which to be operated.
2. The cloth or materials used for such cover.
[M.E., fr. L.L. drappus, cloth]
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drape
(drāp)v.
To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds.
n.
A paper or cloth covering placed over a patient's body during medical examination or treatment, designed to provide privacy or a sterile operative field.
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verb To cover and mark off a field before performing a sterile procedure
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drape
Surgery verb To cover and mark off a field before performing a sterile procedureMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
drape
(drāp)1. To cover parts of the body other than those to be examined or operated on.
2. The cloth or materials used for such cover.
[M.E., fr. L.L. drappus, cloth]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
drape
(drāp)1. To cover parts of the body other than those to be examined or on which to be operated.
2. The cloth or materials used for such cover.
[M.E., fr. L.L. drappus, cloth]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012