gossypiboma
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English
Etymology
From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) and -oma (“mass”)
Noun
gossypiboma (plural gossypibomas)
- (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body after surgery.
- The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.
Synonyms
- (gauze left in a body): textiloma