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gossypibomanoun
A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body during surgery.
The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.
Etymology: From gossypium, "cotton", and Swahili boma, "concealment".
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Gossypiboma
Gossypiboma, textiloma or more broadly Retained Foreign Object (RFO) is the technical term for surgical complications resulting from foreign materials, such as a surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body.
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Gossypiboma
Gossypiboma or textiloma is the technical term for a surgical complications resulting from foreign materials, such as a surgical sponge, accidentally left inside a patient's body. The term "gossypiboma" is derived from the Latin gossypium and the suffix -oma, meaning a tumor or growth, and describes a mass within a patient's body comprising a cotton matrix surrounded by a foreign body granuloma. "Textiloma" is derived from textile, and is used in place of gossypiboma due to the increasing use of synthetic materials in place of cotton.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gossypiboma in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gossypiboma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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