English Dictionary

sponge bath

名詞

A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.

日本語の意味

病院などで行われる、スポンジを用いて患者を体洗いする入浴法（主に寝たきりの患者に対して実施される）

The nurse gave the bedridden patient a sponge bath to keep her skin clean and prevent bedsores.

看護師は寝たきりの患者に皮膚を清潔に保ち褥瘡を予防するため、清拭を行った。

意味（1）

A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.

sponge baths （ plural ）