gossypiboma
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Gossypiboma — is the technical term for a surgical sponge accidentally left inside a patient s body. It is derived from the Latin gossypium (cotton) and the Swahili boma (place of concealment). Actual occurrences are difficult to come by since nearly all cases … Wikipedia
gossypiboma — (GAWS.i.puh.boh.muh) n. A surgical sponge accidentally left inside a patient s body. Example Citation: The critical news reports and lawsuits may help explain why, in the language of medical journals, surgical tools sewn up inside people are not… … New words
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