gossypiboma

English

Etymology

From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) and -oma (“mass”)

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Noun

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gossypiboma

Wikipedia

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

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