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dress (verb), dresses; dressed; dressing
To put clothes on; to clothe oneself or another person: The children had to dress so they could go to school.
This entry is located in the following unit: regi-, reg-, rec-, rex- (page 3)
Word Entries containing the term: “dressing”
absorbent dressing (s) (noun), absorbent dressings (pl)
A sterile covering of a material that is applied to a wound or incision to remove secretions: Various kinds of absorbent dressings include teflon-coated gauze squares, fluffed gauze, and abdominal bandages.
This entry is located in the following units: a-, ab-, abs- (page 10) sorb-, sorpt- + (page 1)
dressing apraxia (s), dressing apraxias (pl) (nouns)
Being incapable of dressing oneself because of the person's inadequate knowledge of the spacial relations of his or her body: "As the young woman was dressing to get ready to go out, she was having difficulty with dressing apraxia; for example, simply putting on her slacks was confusing her."
This entry is located in the following unit: praxis-, -praxsis, -praxia, -praxic, -praxi- (page 1)