Definition: Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as gossypiboma if accidentally retained in the body following surgery.
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; surgical sponge accidentally left in the surg field, called gossypiboma from the classical word for cotton, goes here
ExamplesGelatin Sponge, Absorbable
Other names Surgical Sponge; Sponges, Surgical; Sponge, Surgical