hot compress


hot compress

Naturopathy
A locally applied cloth imbibed with hot water, which is analgesic, antispasmodic, sedative and vasodilatory.

hot com·press

(hot kom'pres) A pad of flannel or gauze wrung out of hot water or physiologic saline and firmly applied to a body surface to promote local pain relief, muscular relaxation, or pointing of an abscess.

hot compress

A soft, absorbent cloth folded into several layers, dipped in hot water 107° to 115°F (41.7° to 46.1°C), barely wrung out, and placed on the part to be treated. It is covered with a piece of cloth. See also: compress