pledget
Small absorbent pad
A pledget is a small compress or wad of absorbent material—typically cotton, lint, or gauze—used in medicine to apply medication, absorb fluids, or pack a wound.
The term belongs to medical and surgical vocabulary: The nurse applied a pledget soaked in antiseptic to the incision site.
swab
Absorbent cleaning implement
tampon · lint · cotton · pad · wound · bandage · sterile · absorbent · surgical · antiseptic
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- take the pledge
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