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Definition of Gauze
1. Noun. (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings.
Exact synonyms: Gauze Bandage
Group relationships: Bandage, Patch, Surgical Dressing
Generic synonyms: Cotton
Specialized synonyms: Petrolatum Gauze
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
Group relationships: Bandage, Patch, Surgical Dressing
Generic synonyms: Cotton
Specialized synonyms: Petrolatum Gauze
Category relationships: Medical Specialty, Medicine
2. Noun. A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave.
Exact synonyms: Netting, Veiling
Specialized synonyms: Cheesecloth, Gossamer
Generic synonyms: Mesh, Meshing, Meshwork, Net, Network
Derivative terms: Gauzy
Specialized synonyms: Cheesecloth, Gossamer
Generic synonyms: Mesh, Meshing, Meshwork, Net, Network
Derivative terms: Gauzy
Definition of Gauze
1. n. A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.
2. a. Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino underclothing.
Definition of Gauze
1. a transparent fabric [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gauze
1. A bleached cotton cloth of plain weave, used for dressings, bandages, and absorbent sponges; petrolatum gauze is saturated with petrolatum. Origin: Fr. Gaze, fr. Ar. Gazz, raw silk (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gauze
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