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surgical sponge

gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery
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surgical sponge

Summary

surgical sponge is a medical equipment[1].

Key Facts

  • surgical sponge's instance of is recorded as medical equipment[2].
  • surgical sponge's has use is recorded as antihemorrhagic[3].
  • surgical sponge's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D015503[4].
  • surgical sponge's MeSH tree code is recorded as E07.858.740[5].
  • surgical sponge's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11f122pgch[6].
  • surgical sponge's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0038937[7].

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Designation and Status

surgical sponge's instance of is recorded as medical equipment[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). surgical sponge. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/surgical-sponge
MLA “surgical sponge.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/surgical-sponge.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_surgical-sponge_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{surgical sponge}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/surgical-sponge}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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