Gamgeen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɡamdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmˌdʒi/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Gamgee.

Etymology: < the name of Joseph Sampson Gamgee (1828–86), English surgeon, who devised the material, and described it in his lecture On Absorbent & Antiseptic Surgical Dressings (1880).

Chiefly Surgery and Veterinary Medicine.

I. Compounds.

1. Gamgee (formerly also †Gamgee's) tissue: an absorbent material used for dressings, consisting of a thickness of cotton wool enclosed between layers of gauze.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > lint, cotton, etc.

lintc1400

caddis1738

charpie1797

cotton batting1827

cotton bat1847

stypium1871

Gamgee (formerly also Gamgee's) tissue1883

tenax1889

Gamgee1890

peat wool1895

Thermogene1902

1880 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Aug. 135 The ‘absorbent cotton wool’, used by Dr. Gamgee, Birmingham, is also very serviceable.]

1883 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 16 Aug. 164/1 Bigelow's latest lithotrite and evacuator were noticeable; celluloid catheters and ‘Gamgee's tissue’.

1883 Year-bk. Pharmacy 648 (advt.) Robinson & Sons, spinners and manufacturers, cotton & flax lints, Gamgee tissue, cotton wools and bandages.

1912 W. Rose & A. Carless Man. Surg. (ed. 8) x. 271 Swabs..may be formed of larger squares of absorbent material, such as Gamgee tissue.

1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Oct. 14/2 The infant is then wrapped in Gamgee tissue and a ‘silver swaddler’.

2003 D. C. Knottenbelt Handbk. Equine Wound Managem. vi. 55 Gamgee tissue and cotton wool..still have a place (albeit restricted) in modern wound management.

2. Gamgee pad: a pad made of this material. Similarly Gamgee padding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > plug, pad, or swab

pillowa1400

plumaciola1400

tentc1400

pulvillus?a1425

pledget?1540

spledget1563

penicillus1575

dossil1585

splint1607

plager1656

penicil1657

sindon1657

wick1658

pad1767

tampon1848

tangle-tent1879

Gamgee pad1885

plombe1904

1885 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 28 Mar. 347/2 Wound united with silk sutures and dressed with Gamgee pads and adhesive plaster.

1978 Burns 4 286/1 A rescusitaire [sic] was improvized by the Sister by simply using a pillow and a foot board from a bed, gamgee padding and strapping.

1986 Horse & Rider Sept. 14/1 I am just applying a gamgee pad soaked in water when the vet arrives.

2009 P. Srodon & J. Lumley in J. S. P. Lumley & J. J. Hoballah Vascular Surg. xxxii. 372/2 The wound is covered with a light dry dressing... The area is then protected with a Gamgee pad.

II. Simple uses.

3. Usually with lower-case initial. = Gamgee tissue at sense 1. Also simply: cotton wool. Also as adj.: made of this material.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > lint, cotton, etc.

lintc1400

caddis1738

charpie1797

cotton batting1827

cotton bat1847

stypium1871

Gamgee (formerly also Gamgee's) tissue1883

tenax1889

Gamgee1890

peat wool1895

Thermogene1902

1890 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Aug. 93 After tying the sutures, dry the parts well with absorbent cotton, and apply a piece of sublimated gamgee, or other soft antiseptic dressing.

1912 Detroit Med. Jrnl. Jan. 25 I got a piece of gamgee and soaked it well with glycerine.

1937 ‘A. Bridge’ Enchanter's Nightshade xxvi. 347 The complicated apparatus of poultices and gamgee jackets.

1954 T. D. M. Stout War Surg. & Med. 295 Apply a Thomas splint..with..ample gamgee and wool in front of and at the sides of the limb.

2000 L. Holt in B. Dolan & L. Holt Accident & Emergency xxiii. 320/2 Absorbent gauze or gamgee dressings are often used for granulating wounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamgee
释义	Gamgeen.adj. Brit. /ˈɡamdʒi/, U.S. /ˈɡæmˌdʒi/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Gamgee. Etymology: < the name of Joseph Sampson Gamgee (1828–86), English surgeon, who devised the material, and described it in his lecture On Absorbent & Antiseptic Surgical Dressings (1880). Chiefly Surgery and Veterinary Medicine. I. Compounds. 1. Gamgee (formerly also †Gamgee's) tissue: an absorbent material used for dressings, consisting of a thickness of cotton wool enclosed between layers of gauze. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > lint, cotton, etc. lintc1400 caddis1738 charpie1797 cotton batting1827 cotton bat1847 stypium1871 Gamgee (formerly also Gamgee's) tissue1883 tenax1889 Gamgee1890 peat wool1895 Thermogene1902 1880 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Aug. 135 The ‘absorbent cotton wool’, used by Dr. Gamgee, Birmingham, is also very serviceable.] 1883 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 16 Aug. 164/1 Bigelow's latest lithotrite and evacuator were noticeable; celluloid catheters and ‘Gamgee's tissue’. 1883 Year-bk. Pharmacy 648 (advt.) Robinson & Sons, spinners and manufacturers, cotton & flax lints, Gamgee tissue, cotton wools and bandages. 1912 W. Rose & A. Carless Man. Surg. (ed. 8) x. 271 Swabs..may be formed of larger squares of absorbent material, such as Gamgee tissue. 1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Oct. 14/2 The infant is then wrapped in Gamgee tissue and a ‘silver swaddler’. 2003 D. C. Knottenbelt Handbk. Equine Wound Managem. vi. 55 Gamgee tissue and cotton wool..still have a place (albeit restricted) in modern wound management. 2. Gamgee pad: a pad made of this material. Similarly Gamgee padding. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > plug, pad, or swab pillowa1400 plumaciola1400 tentc1400 pulvillus?a1425 pledget?1540 spledget1563 penicillus1575 dossil1585 splint1607 plager1656 penicil1657 sindon1657 wick1658 pad1767 tampon1848 tangle-tent1879 Gamgee pad1885 plombe1904 1885 Med. Rec. (N.Y.) 28 Mar. 347/2 Wound united with silk sutures and dressed with Gamgee pads and adhesive plaster. 1978 Burns 4 286/1 A rescusitaire [sic] was improvized by the Sister by simply using a pillow and a foot board from a bed, gamgee padding and strapping. 1986 Horse & Rider Sept. 14/1 I am just applying a gamgee pad soaked in water when the vet arrives. 2009 P. Srodon & J. Lumley in J. S. P. Lumley & J. J. Hoballah Vascular Surg. xxxii. 372/2 The wound is covered with a light dry dressing... The area is then protected with a Gamgee pad. II. Simple uses. 3. Usually with lower-case initial. = Gamgee tissue at sense 1. Also simply: cotton wool. Also as adj.: made of this material. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > lint, cotton, etc. lintc1400 caddis1738 charpie1797 cotton batting1827 cotton bat1847 stypium1871 Gamgee (formerly also Gamgee's) tissue1883 tenax1889 Gamgee1890 peat wool1895 Thermogene1902 1890 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Aug. 93 After tying the sutures, dry the parts well with absorbent cotton, and apply a piece of sublimated gamgee, or other soft antiseptic dressing. 1912 Detroit Med. Jrnl. Jan. 25 I got a piece of gamgee and soaked it well with glycerine. 1937 ‘A. Bridge’ Enchanter's Nightshade xxvi. 347 The complicated apparatus of poultices and gamgee jackets. 1954 T. D. M. Stout War Surg. & Med. 295 Apply a Thomas splint..with..ample gamgee and wool in front of and at the sides of the limb. 2000 L. Holt in B. Dolan & L. Holt Accident & Emergency xxiii. 320/2 Absorbent gauze or gamgee dressings are often used for granulating wounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1883
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