heating pad

noun

: an electric mat that heats up and is held against the body to reduce pain

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Heat therapy: Applying a heating pad or hot pack to your neck, shoulders, and upper back can promote blood flow to the area and relieve pain. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Dec. 2024 Another person uses it in place of a heating pad to soothe aches and pains. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 Loading your audio article A mother and stepfather have been arrested in Waterbury, Conn. following an investigation into a 6-month-old baby who suffered severe burns after falling off a bed onto an electric heating pad. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024 Or, a heating pad because that makes things more comfortable? Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for heating pad 

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“Heating pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heating%20pad. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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