tent (redirected from sponge tent)

tent (tent)

1. a fabric covering for enclosing an open space.

2. a conical, expansible plug of soft material for dilating an orifice, or keeping a wound open to prevent its healing except at the bottom.

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oxygen tent  one above a patient's bed for administering oxygen by inhalation.

sponge tent  a conical plug made of compressed sponge used to dilate the os uteri.

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tent ¹ (tnt)

n.

A canopy used in various types of inhalation therapy to control the humidity and oxygen concentration of inspired air.

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tent ² (tnt)

n.

A small, cylindrical plug of lint or gauze used to keep open or probe a wound or an orifice.

v.

To keep a wound or an orifice open with such a plug.

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tent

a conical, expansible plug of soft material for dilating an orifice or for keeping a wound open, so as to prevent its healing except at the bottom.

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tent pegging

equine sport invented in India. The horse is ridden at a canter and the rider attempts to uproot a tent peg from the ground with a sharp-pointed lance.

sponge tent

a conical plug made of compressed sponge used to dilate the os uteri.