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compress (1)

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(kom′pres″)
[Fr. fr. L. compressare, to squeeze together]
A cloth, wet or dry, folded and applied firmly to a body part.

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Citation

Venes, Donald, editor. "Compress (1)." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734167/all/compress__1_.

Compress (1). In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734167/all/compress__1_. Accessed February 18, 2019.

Compress (1). (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734167/all/compress__1_

Compress (1) [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 February 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734167/all/compress__1_

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