cotton-fiber embolism

cot·ton-fi·ber em·bo·lism

embolism by cotton fibers from sterile gauze used in intravenous medication or transfusion; may form as foreign body granulomas in small pulmonary arteries.

cot·ton-fi·ber em·bol·ism

(kot'ŏn-fī'bĕr em'bŏ-lizm) Embolism by cotton fibers from sterile gauze used in intravenous medication or transfusion; may form as foreign body granulomas in small pulmonary arteries.