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(medicine) A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape..
Tape removal is done using specialized scissors or tape-cutting devices designed to slip under the tape and underwrap, and quickly slice through it with no irritation to the athlete.
Because the knee is a large joint, taping requires expertise. Underwrap should not be used, because adequate traction to support the joint can only be achieved by taping directly to the skin.
Place a strip of underwrap around the upper arm (a), keeping the biceps tense, and a strip of underwrap from the scapula to the chest (b).
Stockingette and Tubigrip are used between the skin and the underwrap material before the plaster bandage is applied.
The two materials commonly used to make casts are plaster of Paris and synthetic casting, which is sometimes used with a Gore-tex underwrap.
A waterproof underwrap is available that enables the athlete to bathe without the need to protect the cast.
Buttons used with the horizontal buttonholes are sewn on the underwrap in line with the buttonhole and exactly on the centre front or back line (diag 20).
The best wrap skirt is a faux wrap; designed to include the top third of the underwrap (the skirt panel closest to you) in the side seam.
Use underwrap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underwrap means (medicine) A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape..
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Tape removal is done using specialized scissors or tape-cutting devices designed to slip under the tape and underwrap, and quickly slice through it with no irritation to the athlete.
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