| gauze | A bleached cotton cloth of plain weave, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges; petrolatum gauze is saturated with petrolatum. Origin: Fr. Gaze, fr. Ar. Gazz, raw silk (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Corner's tampon | A plug of omentum stuffed into a wound of the stomach or intestine as a temporary tampon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tampon | <surgery> A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine. <surgery> To plug with a tampon. Origin: F. See Tampion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |