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Definition of Immovable bandage
1. Noun. A bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied.
Medical Definition of Immovable bandage
1. A bandage of cloth impregnated with plaster of Paris, liquid glass, or the like, which hardens soon after its application. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Immovable Bandage
Literary usage of Immovable bandage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Surgery by John Ashhurst (1882)
"By slitting u[i an immovable bandage on both sides, two light and accurately
fitting splints are formed, ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1855)
"If a very firm, immovable bandage is required, some of the gypsum, in the form
of a thin paste, should be applied during the last turns of the bandage. ..."
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