styptic cotton
1styptic cotton — n cotton that is prepared by impregnating with a styptic agent and drying and that is applied to minor wounds to stop bleeding * * * cotton impregnated with a styptic solution and dried …
2styptic cotton — noun : cotton prepared by impregnating with a styptic agent and drying and applied to minor wounds to stop bleeding …
3Styptic collodion — Collodion Col*lo di*on, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko lla glue + ? form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a… …
4cotton — The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae); used extensively in surgical dressings. [Ar. qútun] absorbent c. c. from which all fatty matter has been extracted, so that it readily takes up …
5mechanical styptic — a styptic that acts by causing coagulation mechanically, as a pledget of cotton …
6collodion — A liquid made by dissolving pyroxylin or gun cotton in ether and alcohol; on evaporation it leaves a glossy contractile film; used as a protective for cuts or as a vehicle for the local application of medicinal substances. SYN …
7Shaving — This article is about the use of a razor. For the thin strip removed from the surface of a piece of wood by planing, see Plane (tool). For the metalworking process, see Piercing (metalworking)#Shaving. A man shaving his undercheek using a… …
8Scythian lamb — noun Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic • Syn: ↑Cibotium barometz • Hypernyms: ↑tree fern • Member Holonyms: ↑Cibotium, ↑genus Cibotium * * * noun …
9Collodion — Col*lo di*on, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko lla glue + ? form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for… …
10Collodion process — Collodion Col*lo di*on, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko lla glue + ? form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.) A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a… …
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