Medical Definition of Cotton-fibre embolism

1. Embolism by cotton fibres from sterile gauze used in intravenous medication or transfusion; may form as foreign body granulomas in small pulmonary arteries. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cotton-fibre Embolism

cotters
cotter pin
cottid
Cottidae
cottids
cottier
cottiers
cottise
cottised
cottises
cottising
cottoid
cotton
cotton
cotton-dust asthma
cotton-fibre embolism (current term)
cotton-mill fever
cotton-root bark
cotton-seed tree
cotton-wool patches
cotton-wool spots
cottoned
cottoning
cottonmouth
cottonmouths
cottonmouth moccasin
cottonpox
cottons
cottonseed
cottonseeds

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