hot pack


noun
  1. a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.

  2. Also called hot pack method. a method of canning food by cooking it and packing it while hot in jars or cans, then sterilizing in boiling water or steam.

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How to use hot pack in a sentence

  • During the first few days, when pain is manifested by restlessness, apply hot packs to the sides diligently.

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of Agriculture
  • Hot packs or sweat baths assuredly do reduce the pressure in many cases.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfield
  • Thus, for instance, hot packs on the feet draw the blood towards the feet, where no vital organs exist.

    Valere Aude | Louis Dechmann
  • Hot packs act as an absorbent, by suction; cold packs, on the affected place, act in inverse ratio as an expelling force.

    Valere Aude | Louis Dechmann