elastoplast

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Elastoplast¹

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From the trademarked name of one brand of sticking plasters, presumably from elasto- (“elastic”) + plast(er).

noun Elastoplasts · elastoplast

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable A sticking plaster (adhesive bandage) or medical dressing; a band-aid. Tension on the skin edges is prevented by the use of several one-half inch strips of elastoplast applied directly across the wound at right angle to the suture line.

elastoplast²

noun elastoplasts

  1. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Elastoplast Tension on the skin edges is prevented by the use of several one-half inch strips of elastoplast applied directly across the wound at right angle to the suture line.

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@misc{elastoplast_2026,
  title = {elastoplast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elastoplast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}