cotton

cotton

 [kot´'n]

1. a plant of the genus Gossypium.

2. a textile material derived from the seeds of this plant.

absorbable cotton oxidized cellulose.

absorbent cotton (purified cotton) cotton freed from impurities, bleached, and sterilized; used as a surgical dressing.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

Cot·ton

(kot'ŏn),

Frank A., 20th-century U.S. chemist. See: Cotton effect.

---

cot·ton

(kot'ŏn),

The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium (family Malvaceae); used extensively in surgical dressings.

[Ar. qútun]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Drug slang noun A regional term for cash
Imaging adjective Referring to a pattern of wispy radiopacification

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

gos·sy·pol

(gos'i-pol)

(Gossypium hirsutum) This plant's parts are thought to be of value as a male contraceptive (clinical studies done); other uses are as an antineoplastic and vaginal spermicide. Adverse effects reported include heart failure, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and, with oral ingestion of seeds, death by poisoning.
Synonym(s): cotton.

[gossypium, + -ol]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cot·ton

(kot'ŏn)

The white, fluffy, fibrous covering of the seeds of a plant of the genus Gossypium; used extensively in surgical dressings.

[Ar. qùtun]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012