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packing

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packing /pack·ing/ (-ing) the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, sponges, pads, or other material; also, the material used for this purpose.
pack·ing (pkng)
n.
1. The insertion of gauze or other material into a body cavity or wound for therapeutic purposes.
2. The material so used; a pack.
packing,
n in dentistry, the act of filling a mold or a cavity preparation or placement of a cord into the suculus.
packing
1. the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, sponge or other material.
2. the material used for this purpose.
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