wet pack

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a type of bath in which wet sheets are applied to the patient.

wet pack

noun

1. med a hot or cold damp sheet or blanket for wrapping around a patient

Example Sentences

The men cursed volubly as they worked over the animal and readjusted the wet pack, which had slipped to one side.

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"We've been using the ice-pack and wet-pack to bring down the temperature in place of the cold bath," the doctor explained.

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She removed the wet pack from his head and carefully cleaned the wound.

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There are two general methods of canning shrimp—the "dry pack" and "wet pack."

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There is nothing able to relieve the patient as much as the dampness of the wet pack.

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