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drain sponge

drain sponge noun: a specialized gauze pad with a pre-cut slit designed to fit snugly around medical tubes, catheters, chest tubes, or tracheostomies.

Noun

drain sponge (plural drain sponges)

  1. A specialized gauze pad with a pre-cut slit designed to fit snugly around medical tubes, catheters, chest tubes, or tracheostomies.

Forms of drain sponge

pluraldrain sponges

Questions about drain sponge

What does drain sponge mean?
Drain sponge means a specialized gauze pad with a pre-cut slit designed to fit snugly around medical tubes, catheters, chest tubes, or tracheostomies.
What part of speech is drain sponge?
Drain sponge is a noun.
What is the plural of drain sponge?
The plural of drain sponge is drain sponges.

Words near drain sponge in the dictionary

  1. drain pipes
  2. drain plug
  3. drain plugs
  4. drain pump
  5. drain pumps
  6. drain sponge
  7. drain sponges
  8. drain the dragon
  9. drain the lizard
  10. drain the main vein
  11. drain the python

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