Meanings
nouncompression sock (plural compression socks)
plural compression socks
- businessAn elasticated sock worn to help prevent the occurrence of venous disorders such as edema, phlebitis, and thrombosis.
Synonyms: support sock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn elasticated sock worn to help prevent the occurrence of venous disorders such as edema, phlebitis, and thrombosis.
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Translations
French bas de contention
- bas de contentiontype of sock
Hungarian egészségügyi harisnya, gumiharisnya
- egészségügyi harisnyatype of sock
- gumiharisnyatype of sock
- kompressziós harisnyatype of sock
Japanese 着圧ソックス
- 着圧ソックス (chakuatsu sokkusu)type of sock
Polish skarpeta uciskowa
- skarpeta uciskowatype of sock
Spanish calcetines de compresión
- calcetines de compresióntype of sock
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APA
compression sock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compression%20sock
MLA
“compression sock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compression%20sock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compression sock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compression%20sock.
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