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Adhesive plaster   /ædhˈisɪv plˈæstər/   Listen
adjective
Adhesive  adj.  
1.
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2.
Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.
Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.





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"Adhesive plaster" Quotes from Famous Books



... the inoculated area with a pad of sterile gauze secured in situ by strips of adhesive plaster or by sealing down the edges ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre
... and stared at him. I could hardly see out of my eyes. He had his back to the light, but I could tell that he had a cross of adhesive plaster on his cheek and that one eye was almost shut. He smiled when he saw ...
— Where There's A Will • Mary Roberts Rinehart


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