Wound Care Vocabulary

noun a sauce or seasoning for food, especially a salad

verb present participle of dress, to prepare or adorn something in a particular way

• The chef prepared a vinaigrette dressing to accompany the salad.
• I like my salad with extra ranch dressing on the side.
• She always puts on a killer dressing to impress at parties.
• His extravagant lifestyle is just a dressing for his insecurities.

noun something that occludes or closes up

adjective relating to or causing occlusion, especially of a blood vessel

• The doctor recommended using an occlusive dressing to promote healing of the wound.
• You should try using an occlusive bandage to cover the cut.
• I heard that using an occlusive patch can help with dry skin.
• His closed-minded attitude acted as an occlusive barrier to new ideas.

noun a strip of material used for binding or covering a wound that has living cells embedded in it

• The living bandage made from human skin cells showed promising results in wound healing studies.
• I heard they're using some kind of living bandage made from skin cells to help wounds heal faster.
• That living bandage stuff they're testing sounds pretty cool, huh?
• Her kindness acted as a living bandage, soothing the emotional wounds of those around her.