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| Preferred Name | Sponge | |
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Sponge |
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| Definitions |
A soft flexible, absorbent pad usually made from natural material such as gauze or cotton, used to absorb blood and other fluids, as in surgery or the dressing of a wound. The term also refers to a small absorbent contraceptive pad that contains a spermicide and is placed against the cervix of the uterus before sexual intercourse. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C42856 |
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C42856
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CTRP
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| DEFINITION |
A soft flexible, absorbent pad usually made from natural material such as gauze or cotton, used to absorb blood and other fluids, as in surgery or the dressing of a wound. The term also refers to a small absorbent contraceptive pad that contains a spermicide and is placed against the cervix of the uterus before sexual intercourse.
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Sponge
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Sponge
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Sponge
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Sponge
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| Preferred_Name |
Sponge
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Thesaurus:C42856
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| Semantic_Type |
Medical Device
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0441126
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