There are many types of surgical tape classified according to the material of which the tape itself is constituted and the qualities of the applied adhesive, which should be hypoallergenic. The second element comes from Latin ' drappus (cloth or rag), and appears in the fifth century BCE work of the Greek medical writer Oribasius, who speculates that term may relate to a Celtic loan word.the first linguistic element spara could come Latin separāre (separate), itself composed verb parāre (prepare, arrange), and linked to a root Indo-European per (Ə)´ -1 (procure, disposal).Linguistically it is possible that in European Romance languages: In French it first appears in 1314 as speradrapu, and in Spanish it was documented as espadrapo around 1495. In early modern times an Italian a description appears in the thirteenth century, where surgical tape was recorded as sparadrappo, although there were some variations of spelling. Plaster casts over fractures were sometimes called "Spanish dressings" Primitive surgical tape, or sparadrapum probably consisted of strips of cloth impregnated with some type of plaster or sticky gum, which was applied over gauzes or wound dressings to hold them in place. Tapes made of porous material, such as 3M Micropore, are widely used. Surgical tape is often white because it contains zinc oxide, which is added to help prevent infections. Some breathable tapes such as kinesiology tape, and other elastic bandages with adhesive are made of cotton. They allow air to reach the skin ("breathable"). These tapes usually have a hypoallergenic adhesive which is designed to hold firmly onto skin, dressing materials, and underlying layers of tape, but to remove easily without damaging the skin. Surgical tape or medical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in medicine and first aid to hold a bandage or other dressing onto a wound. Albupore surgical tape, similar to Micropore
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