compressa — meaning in English

English meaning

• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• pill noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.

Senses

compressa is used for these senses in English:

• compress (medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
• pill (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

pill — full definition

1. noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.
2. noun Short for "the pill" — an oral contraceptive.
3. noun Informally, an annoying or unpleasant person.

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