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CyborgAbhi Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What's soothing with warm/cold bag called?

In certain types of minor injuries, like muscle injury or pain in bones, the affected area is soothed by keeping a warm or cold bag there. What's the exact word for it?
  

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Ice bag Compress (noun)

  • Ice bag Compress (noun)
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Thanks for replying. I'm looking for a word to describe the act (verb). Like in Hindi it's called "senkna".
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apply a poultice; (I don't think there is a unique verb)
Also you can use: dress / bandage a wound
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You might hear the following:

Put an ice pack on it.

Apply heat to it.

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