Home Forum Dictionary Articles Tutorials Books Directory Share your work

Edit page | Page history | Printable version

Dictionary » C » Compressed sponge

Compressed sponge

Compressed sponge

a sponge is impregnated with thin mucilage of acacia, wrapped with twine to the desired shape, and then dried; used to dilate sinuses, the os uteri, etc. By absorbing moisture after insertion.

Synonym: sponge tent.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 360 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link