wet pack

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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wet pack British  

noun

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

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wet pack

I emerged, soaked, and returned the wet pack to my back.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2011

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

From Every Step in Canning by Grace Viall Gray

Leaves make a good covering if they can be kept dry, but leaves when not covered get wet, pack down over a plant and too often do more damage than good.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

An occasional wet pack sheet is of great value.

From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell

If the quinia should prove ineffectual or else be rejected by the patient, the physician should not hesitate to abstract heat by cold water in the shape of the wet pack or the general bath.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various