wet pack
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wet pack
a common form of wound dressing, in which hot or cold moisture is applied.
wet pack
n.
A therapeutic pack moistened in hot or cold water.
wet pack
Etymology: AS, waet, moist; ME, pakke
a therapy that involves wrapping the patient in wet sheets with a top covering of a dry blanket, usually to reduce fever.
wet pack
A form of bath given by wrapping a patient in hot or cold wet sheets, covered with a blanket, formerly used to reduce fever.
See also: pack