textiloma

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noun

A mass of cotton matrix that is left behind in a body cavity during an operation.

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Meanings

nountextiloma (plural textilomas or textilomata)

plural textilomas · plural textilomata

  1. A mass of cotton matrix that is left behind in a body cavity during an operation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gossypiboma

Origin

From textile + -oma.

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Cite this entry
APA

textiloma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textiloma

MLA

“textiloma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textiloma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “textiloma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textiloma.

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