pledget

/plej-it/US // ˈplɛdʒ ɪt //UK // (ˈplɛdʒɪt) //

承诺,抵押品,誓言,担保人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a small, flat mass of lint, absorbent cotton, or the like, for use on a wound, sore, etc.

Withdraw the needle and press a pledget of cotton-wool over the puncture to ensure closure of the aperture in the vein wall.
Pledget was there, examined the eye, did not consider the injury serious, but deferred giving any decided opinion.
He tossed away the pledget of cotton, pinched up the bloodless skin, and jabbed the needle home.
Finally, a pledget of cotton-wool soaked in a 20% solution of cocaine is pushed into the tympanic cavity.
In the lower angle of the wound a pledget of lint for drainage purposes was inlaid.