Pledget
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈplɛ.d͡ʒət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pledget is a noun meaning (medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
Meaning
(medicine) A small flat absorbent pad of cotton or wool, used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.
More Meanings
- A string of oakum used in calking.
- (medicine, transitive) To apply a pledget to.
Word Forms
- pledgets
- pledgeting
- pledgetting
- pledgeted
- pledgetted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sutures, penicil, patch, puttie, plaster, putty.
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