Meaning of COMPRESS

Pronunciation:			[n]'kâmpres, [v]kum'pres
Matching Terms:			Compressed, compressed air, compressed gas, Compressed SLIP, compressed video, Compressed yeast, Compressibility, compressible, Compressibleness, compressing, compression, compression bandage, compression fracture, Compression projectile, Compressive, compressor, Compressure
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A cloth covering used to apply pressure to a wound or body part, or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or other treatment.
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Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		abbreviate, abridge, abstract, Ace bandage, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, Band-Aid, bear, binder, bob, boil down, brace, capsulize, cast, cataplasm, circumscribe, clamp, clip, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, congest, consolidate, constrict, constringe, contract, cotton, court plaster, cram, cramp, cravat, crop, crowd, crush, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, cut off short, cut short, damp, dampen, decrease, deduct, deflate, densen, densify, depreciate, depress, diminish, dock, downgrade, draw, draw in, draw together, dressing, elastic bandage, elide, ensphere, epithem, epitomize, foreshorten, four-tailed bandage, gauze, jam, knit, lessen, lint, lower, mow, narrow, nip, pare, pinch, plaster, plaster cast, pledget, poll, pollard, poultice, press, prune, pucker, pucker up, purse, push, ram down, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, retrench, roll back, roller, roller bandage, rubber bandage, scale down, shave, shear, shorten, shrink, simplify, sling, snub, solidify, splint, sponge, squab, squash, squeeze, squish, step down, strangle, strangulate, stunt, stupe, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take from, take in, tampon, tape, telescope, tent, tighten, tourniquet, triangular bandage, trim, truncate, tune down, tweak, wad up, wrinkle