gauze has definitions from the fields of clothing,medicine,surgery
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[ noun ] (medicine,surgery) a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery

Related terms

dressing

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[ noun ] (medical) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

Synonyms

gauze_bandage

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 28977
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[ noun ] (clothing) a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

Synonyms

veiling netting

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