Medical Dictionary
1bind
verb \ˈbīnd\
bound \ˈbau̇nd\ bind·ing
Medical Definition of BIND
transitive verb
1
: to wrap up (an injury) with a cloth : bandage <binding up the gash with clean gauze>
2
: to take up and hold usually by chemical forces : combine with <cellulose binds water>
3
: to make costive : constipate
intransitive verb
1
a : to form a cohesive mass b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action <antibody binds to a specific antigen>
2
: to hamper free movement
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