pled·get

(plĕj′ĭt)

A small flat absorbent pad used to medicate, protect, or absorb drainage from a wound or sore.

[Origin unknown.]

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pledget

(ˈplɛdʒɪt)

(Medicine) a small flattened pad of wool, cotton, etc, esp for use as a pressure bandage to be applied to wounds or sores

[C16: of unknown origin]

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pledg•et

(ˈplɛdʒ ɪt)

n.

a small, flat mass of lint, absorbent cotton, or the like, for use on a wound, sore, etc.

[1530–40; orig. uncertain]

Translations

pled·get

n. tapón de algodón absorbente o de gasa.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pledget

n torunda, trozo de algodón o gasa usado para limpiar heridas o para detener hemorrhagia

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The pulps of teeth (only primary molars) with extensive caries were removed and bleeding was arrested with gentle pressure from a sterile cotton pledget moistened with saline.

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The suture line was smeared with Povidone iodine ointment and retention suture was placed to fix the pledget over suture line (Fig.

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