PAD, (S.)
\pˈad], \pˈad], \p_ˈa_d]\
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A small bag, filled with feathers, wool, hair, bran, chaff, &c. It is used to compress or support parts. In the treatment of certain fractures, soft pads or cushions, called by the French Remplissages, are placed between the splints and the fractured limb, in order that the prominent parts may not be chafed by the splints.
By Robley Dunglison
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