pledget

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Every day the pledget which remains in the wound is to be drawn towards the most dependent part, so that the dressing in the wound may be daily renewed.

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  1. noun A small flat absorbent pad used to medicate, drain, or protect a wound or sore.

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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Perhaps for *pludget, assibilated diminutive of plug: see plug.
 

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/ˈplɛdʒɛt/
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