pack [ME, pakke, bundle] , 1. a treatment in which the entire body or a portion of it is wrapped in wet or dry towels or in ice for various therapeutic purposes, as with cold packs for relieving swelling, reducing a high temperature associated with malignant hyperthermia, or inducing hypothermia during certain surgical procedures, especially heart surgery and organ transplantation. 2. a tampon. 3. the act of applying a dressing or dental cement to a surgical wound. 4. a surgical dressing to cover a wound or to fill the cavity left from extraction of a tooth, especially a wisdom tooth.
