dressing
nounmasculine/kuɾɐˈtivu/medium
cu·ra·ti·vo
Definition
Material (gauze, bandage, plaster) applied to a wound or injury to protect it and aid healing.
The nurse applied a fresh dressing to the surgical wound.
You should change the dressing every day.
Common collocations
adhesive dressingapply a dressingchange the dressingsterile dressing
Etymology
De 'curar' + sufixo '-tivo'.