gauze
IPA: gˈɔz
noun
- A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
- (medicine) A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
- A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
- Wire gauze, used as fence.
- Mist or haze
verb
- To apply a dressing of gauze
- (literary) To mist; to become gauze-like.
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Examples of "gauze" in Sentences
- If it's more, probably gauze was used.
- Sterile gauze e.g. is used in medicine.
- Its body is masked by the gauze that covers it.
- Unfold the gauze and gently pack it into the wound.
- Soak gauze in the juice and apply to whatever itches.
- In film and theatre, gauze is often fashioned into a scrim.
- In the past, the gauze was treated with iodoform as an antiseptic.
- They are then removed with the waste gauze and disposed of properly.
- The thought is that the gauze reinforces the artery and helps prevent rupture.
- Friction with the walls of the tube is sufficient to keep the gauze in position.
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