gauze

Noun
  1. (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings (synset 103435001)
    referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
    is a type of: cotton - fabric woven from cotton fibers
    subtypes: petrolatum gauze - gauze saturated with petrolatum
    is a part of:
    • bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
    • surgical dressing - a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery
    same as: gauze bandage
  2. A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave (synset 103434824)
    is a type of: mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network - an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
    subtypes:
    • cheesecloth - a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses
    • gossamer - a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
    same as: netting, veiling

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