abdominal pad


pad

 [pad] a cushion-like mass of soft material.abdominal pad a pad for the absorption of discharges from abdominal wounds, or for packing off abdominal viscera to improve exposure during surgery. Called also laparotomy pad.dinner pad a pad placed over the stomach before a plaster jacket is applied; the pad is then removed to leave space under the jacket to take care of expansion of the stomach after eating.infrapatellar fat pad a large pad of fat lying behind and below the patella.knuckle p's nodular thickenings of the skin on the dorsal surface of the interphalangeal joints.laparotomy pad abdominal p.sucking pad (suctorial pad) a lobulated mass of fat that occupies the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator muscle. It is well developed in infants.

lap·a·rot·o·my pad

a pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge, for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations, and in other ways. Synonym(s): abdominal pad

lap·a·rot·o·my pad

(lap'ă-rot'ŏ-mē pad) A compress made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge or packing material in surgery.
Synonym(s): abdominal pad.