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