lintnoun [ U ]
uk/lɪnt/us/lɪnt/short threads that come off the surface of cloth when it is being produced
mainly UK soft material made from cloth threads, used for protecting injuries
mainly US small loose pieces of cotton, wool, etc. that stick on the surface of a fabric, etc.
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Medical dressings, supports & devices
- auditory brainstem implant
- Band-Aid
- bandage
- biventricular pacemaker
- calipers
- cochlear implant
- cotton
- cotton ball
- cotton wool ball
- earplug
- Elastoplast
- ice pack
- liposome
- oxygen tank
- plaster cast
- poultice
- truss
- walker
- walking frame
- Zimmer frame
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