absorbable cotton
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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.
absorbable cotton
[əbsôr′bəbəl]
oxidized cellulose.