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(surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body after surgery..
The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.
Use gossypiboma when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gossypiboma means (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body after surgery..
Common synonyms include textiloma.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.
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