a pea or other small globular body placed in an ulcer, wound, etc., in order to maintain drainage or provoke suppuration (cf. sense 4a).
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > globular body placed in surgical issue (3) issue pea1664 a pea or other small globular body placed in an ulcer, wound, etc., in order to maintain drainage or provoke suppuration (cf. sense 4a). pease1694 Medicine. = issue pea n. at issue, n. compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. orange peas1857 orange berries, formerly used in surgery as issue peas (see issue pea n. at issue, n. compounds 2). |
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