plombe
/plɒm/(also plomb) Surgery
noun
An inert material used to fill a cavity, originally in a bone, later especially the pleural cavity; a mass of such material.
Origin
Early 20th century. From German Plombe filling, seal, back-formation from plombieren to seal with metal, to fill a cavity from French plomber to fill, to apply lead to.
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