pledget

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English - Turkish
(Tıp) Yara tiftiği vea sargısı
yara tiftiği veya sargıs
English - English
A small flat absorbent pad used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore. Pledgets can be made from cotton or wool
{n} a small piece of lint for wound
A small plug
A string of oakum used in calking
A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged
{i} bandage, piece of fabric used to cover a wound

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pledgets
plural of pledget