Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surgical tape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: sur-gi-cal -tape
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

surgical tapes (plural)

Synonyms

medical tape

Questions

What does surgical tape mean?: A type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound.

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