absorbable gelatin sponge

sponge (spunj)

1. a porous, absorbent mass, as a pad of gauze or cotton surrounded by gauze.

2. the elastic fibrous skeleton of certain species of marine animals.

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absorbable gelatin sponge  a sterile, absorbable, water-insoluble, gelatin-base material, used as a local hemostatic.

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sponge [spunj]

a porous, absorbent mass, as a pad of gauze or cotton surrounded by gauze, or the elastic fibrous skeleton of certain species of marine animals.

absorbable gelatin sponge a sterile, absorbable, water-insoluble, gelatin-base material used in the control of bleeding.

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absorbable gelatin sponge,

n brand name: Gelfoam;
drug class: hemostatic;
action: absorbs blood and provides area for clot formation;
uses: hemostasis during and following surgery.

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absorbable gelatin sponge

see gelatin.