cotton

cotton /cot·ton/ (kot´'n) a plant of the genus Gossypium, or a textile material derived from its seeds.

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absorbable cotton  oxidized cellulose.

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

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cotton,

n Latin name:
Gossypium herbaceum; parts used: bark, seeds, leaves, flowers, root bark; uses: in Ayurveda, pacifies vata dosha (sweet, astringent, light, oily), antifertility, antibacterial, antiviral, antimutagen, antitumor, emmenagogue, expectorant, amenorrhea, dysentery, (seeds) rheumatism, (leaves) diuretic; precautions: none known. Also called
kapas or
tundakesi.

Cotton.

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cotton

see suture (3, 4), gossypium.

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cotton bush (commercial cotton)

plant Gossypium spp. in the family Malvaceae; seeds contain gossypol, a toxic phenol which causes cardiomyopathy, hepatopathy and edema in all organs.

cotton seed meal

meal or cake residue after extrusion of oil; used as livestock feed but toxic because of presence of gossypol.

cotton test

a test of vision in animals; a piece of cotton is dropped within the field of vision. A dog or cat with normal vision will follow the cotton as it descends.