- Bernays sponge
- compressed disks of cotton that expand under moisture, used in treatment of epistaxis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Bernays sponge
Look at other dictionaries:
Bernays sponge — Ber·nays sponge (burґnāz) [Augustus Charles Bernays, American surgeon, 1854–1907] see under sponge … Medical dictionary
sponge — 1. Absorbent material, such as gauze or prepared cotton, used to absorb fluids. 2. A member of the phylum Porifera, the cellular endoskeleton of which is a source of commercial sponges. SYN: spongia. [G. spongia] … Medical dictionary
Bernays — Augustus C., U.S. surgeon, 1854–1907. See B. sponge … Medical dictionary
