gauze packing

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• packing — [pak′iŋ] n. 1. the act or process of a person or thing that packs; specif., a) the large scale, esp. commercial, processing and packaging of meats, fruits, or vegetables b) Med. the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, etc. to permit drainage …   English World dictionary

• packing — 1. Filling a natural cavity, a wound, or a mold with some material. 2. The material so used. 3. The application of a pack. denture p. filling and compressing a denture base …   Medical dictionary

• packing — pack·ing || pækɪŋ n. packaging material; filling; caulking; manner in which a thing is packed; action of someone or something that packs pæk n. bundle, package; backpack; parcel, packet; group of animals (especially wolves, dogs etc.); group …   English contemporary dictionary

• printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …   Universalium

• Mikulicz's drain — is a name used for a procedure used in emergency medicine to control bleeding. Today, it is primarily used in post operative surgery as a last resort when all other methods to control bleeding fail. The procedure involves pushing a layer of gauze …   Wikipedia

• sponge — 1. Absorbent material, such as gauze or prepared cotton, used to absorb fluids. 2. A member of the phylum Porifera, the cellular endoskeleton of which is a source of commercial sponges. SYN: spongia. [G. spongia] …   Medical dictionary

• Epistaxis — For the method of depositing a monocrystalline film on a monocrystalline substrate, see Epitaxis. For the phenomenon involving the modification of one gene s effects by one or more other genes, see Epistasis. For the main body of a classical… …   Wikipedia

• Scrubs (clothing) — Scrubs are the shirts and trousers or gowns worn by nurses, surgeons, and other operating room personnel when scrubbing in for surgery. The wearing of scrubs has been extended outside of surgery in many hospitals. Scrubs are now worn by any… …   Wikipedia

• Septoplasty — is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum, the partition between the two nasal cavities. Ideally, the septum should run down the center of the nose. When it deviates into one of the cavities, it narrows that cavity… …   Wikipedia

• controlled drain — a drain made by pressing a square of gauze into the wound and then packing with gauze strips, the ends of which, together with the corners of the square, are left projecting from the wound …   Medical dictionary

• Mikulicz drain — a drain formed by pushing a single layer of gauze into a wound or cavity, then packing with several thick wicks of gauze as the original layer is forced farther and farther into the defect …   Medical dictionary