heating pad

noun

1. a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.

Example Sentences

When you warm up a portion of your body with, say, a heating pad, your blood vessels relax, increasing blood flow to the area.

From Seattle Times

Rummy after lunch, a heating pad on the breast, wearing a mastectomy bra that I lied about and said was given to me free in order to avoid arguing about the cost.

From New York Times

But after several hours wrapped in an electric heating pad, the woman woke up, The Times reported, and she ultimately recovered with no serious lasting damage.

From New York Times

He had a portable, disposable heating pad wrapped around his midsection because he thought his lower back was going into spasms.

From Literature

Twelve thousand heating pads languished in his warehouse for years, he said, until Russia’s invasion and the resulting Western sanctions drove American, European and Japanese automakers out of the Russian market.

From New York Times