Surgical Sponge:

Terms Related to Surgical Sponge

• Absorbable Gelatin Sponge

  Sterile, gelatin-base surgical sponge applied topically as an adjunct to hemostasis when the control of bleeding by conventional procedures is ineffective to reduce capillary ooze ...

• Vaginal Sponge

  Contraceptive devices used by females.

• Surgical Equipment

  Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.

• Loofah

  A plant genus of the family CUCURBITACEAE known for the fruit which is the source of the luffa sponge and the seeds which contain luffin.