English word gossypiboma comes from English cotton, Latin gossypium (Cotton wool, cotton.), English boma, English concealment
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| cotton | English (eng) | (countable) An item of clothing made from cotton.. (textiles) The textile made from the fiber harvested from the cotton plant.. A plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.. Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. Made of cotton. To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone. |
| gossypium | Latin (lat) | Cotton wool, cotton. |
| boma | English (eng) | (East African) A military or police post or magistracy.. A hide.. A hut.. A method of composting.. A stockade made of bushes and thorns.. A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.. An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders. |
| concealment | English (eng) | (military) protection from observation or surveillance.. The condition of being hidden or concealed.. The practice of keeping secrets. |
| gossypiboma | English (eng) | (surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge forgotten inside a patient's body after surgery. |