heating pad

noun

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

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As her contractions grew stronger, Mendoza sent her husband out to pick up a yoga ball and heating pad, while her mother drove her to the hospital, per the outlet. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 For heat therapy, try a warm bath or hot shower, heating pad, or warm compress for 20 minutes at a time. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 20 July 2025 How to thaw frozen water pipes If your pipes are frozen, AAA and the Red Cross offer these suggestions: Use a hair dryer or heating pad. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Using a heating pad or taking a hot bath may also help temper period cramps that are keeping you up at night. Julia Ries, SELF, 23 June 2025 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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