What's the difference between diaper and napkin?

Diaper


Definition:

  • (n.) Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven in diaper pattern. See 2.
  • (n.) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.
  • (n.) A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.
  • (n.) An infant's breechcloth.
  • (v. t.) To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern called diaper, as cloth in weaving.
  • (v. t.) To put a diaper on (a child).
  • (v. i.) To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This allowed for the controlled assessment of skin condition with respect to diaper type.
  • (2) Dermatophytosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rashes in the diaper area.
  • (3) In group 1 (50 patients) a traditional closed urinary drainage system was used, while in group 2 (50 patients) an open drainage system into doubled diapers was used.
  • (4) Despite the overall low prevalence of diaper dermatitis in the newborn period, 7 of 204 infants evaluated had small skin erosions in the diaper area noted within the first 4 days of age.
  • (5) The questionnaire data revealed that pretrained fathers diapered and fed the newborn significantly more often than the untrained fathers.
  • (6) Little is known about diaper rash and diapering materials in AD.
  • (7) Most mothers have made a diaper choice by the time an infant is born.
  • (8) The disease implies a congenital intrauterine infection and is different from neonatal candidiasis which manifests as thrush, diaper dermatitis.
  • (9) The authors presents 3 cases of Kawasaki disease where, in all cases, a perineal rash or rash located in the diaper area, was an initial or predominant sign.
  • (10) The majority of incontinent patients still residing in the community were being managed by nonspecific techniques such as diapers and toileting schedules.
  • (11) Outbreaks are commonest in centers that are large, have long operating hours, and enroll children younger than the age of two years (i.e., those in diapers).
  • (12) However, by improving the inherently adverse relationship between diapers and diapered skin, one can have a significant effect on the incidence and severity of diaper dermatitis.
  • (13) Infants diapered in disposable diapers with AGM had a significantly (P 0.032) lower mean grade of diaper dermatitis during diarrhea episodes and a lower (P 0.054) mean grade during antibiotic use, compared to those diapered in conventional disposable diapers.
  • (14) Results were excellent for diapers A and B: there were no significant differences observed in water content of the corneum when A and B were compared with conventional cotton diapers.
  • (15) Statistical correlations between diaper dermatitis and age, presence of atopic dermatitis, and health conditions were found.
  • (16) Diaper dermatitis is a term used to encompass a wide range of inflammatory processes that occur in the area covered by the diaper.
  • (17) Expressing his gratitude to all foreign countries for the aid, Vucic said Serbia now needed "food, baby food, diapers, all kind of clothes, medicaments, bottled water, disinfection and hygienic resources".
  • (18) A form-fitting glans condom has been developed for use in small uncircumcised males with neurogenic bladders to avoid the problems inherent with diapers.
  • (19) The common use of the triple diaper treatment is not recommended.
  • (20) During this care the mother holds her diaper-clad premature infant against her skin beneath her clothing and allows self-regulatory access to breast-feeding.

Napkin


Definition:

  • (n.) A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.
  • (n.) A handkerchief.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Other reactions include consort dermatitis and reactions to toothpastes, gum and perfumes in paper products, sanitary napkins, ostomy pastes, and detergents.
  • (2) The case of a young suckling is reported in whom widespread candidosis of the napkin area was followed by the clinical signs of both erythema multiforme and dermatitis seborrhoides infantum.
  • (3) I imagine that those who think protesting during the National Anthem is un-American think that the Boston Tea Party was a literal tea party with tiny cakes and monogrammed napkins.
  • (4) The effect of tampon usage on the vaginal microflora of 35 healthy women was determined following their random allocation to either tampon or napkin use for three consecutive menstrual cycles.
  • (5) Eczema and wheezing occurred to a similar extent in the two groups during the first year of life, although napkin rash, diarrhoea, and oral thrush were commoner in the intervention group, especially during the first three months.
  • (6) The so-called "napkin psoriasis" is the usual early expression of the disease in infants.
  • (7) The efficiency of napkin and protection shield is limited.
  • (8) As we puff our napkins I ask him what effect she had on other diners when she ate here.
  • (9) She reaches for a green paper napkin on the table in front of us and I realise that she is crying.
  • (10) There they will be, shivering on the windy platforms of Leuchars-for-St-Andrews, standing forlornly below the train indicator at Euston, holding paper napkins filled with dripping pizzas in Leeds.
  • (11) Dusting powders are also used on contraceptive diaphragms, sanitary napkins and in toiletries.
  • (12) Camilla, meanwhile, went for a spiky number that looked a little like a napkin folded into a swan.
  • (13) Overall, 49% of cases and 39% of controls reported exposure to talc, via direct application to the perineum or to undergarments, sanitary napkins, or diaphragms, which yielded a 1.5 odds ratio (OR) for ovarian cancer (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-2.1).
  • (14) That curve was famously scribbled by Laffer on a napkin over cocktails with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld in 1974, and helped underpin Reagan’s so-called trickle-down economics – as well as launching Laffer’s career as one of the most influential economists in Republican circles.
  • (15) An open, non-comparative, multi-centre study was carried out in general practice to assess the effectiveness, acceptability and tolerability of a 1% clotrimazole plus 1% hydrocortisone cream in the treatment of 112 infants with napkin dermatitis.
  • (16) Twenty-five infants and children with Candida infections in the perianal, genital and inguinal areas and on the skin normally covered by the napkin or diaper, confirmed by culture tests and microscopy, were treated with a new combined foam preparation containing the active substances nystatin, chlorhexidine and prednisolone.
  • (17) Contented, I sat for quite a while mapping my talk on paper napkins, and then strolled the small park with the city’s oldest water tower rising from its centre.
  • (18) Candida albicans has been recovered from the skin of 33 infants out of 53 patients affected with all types of napkin eruption (62 p. 100) and from faecal specimens of 43 patients (81 p. 100).
  • (19) Photograph: Hayes Davidson The scheme replaces a project known as the Pinnacle , a tower designed by American firm KPF in the form of a rolled-up napkin, which would have spiralled up to a slender point in the City’s planned “cluster”.
  • (20) Three groups of two subjects each were instructed in three feeding skills: chewing with mouth closed, appropriate utensil use, and appropriate napkin use.