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Noun: gauze  goz
  1. (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
    - gauze bandage
     
  2. A net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
    - netting, veiling

Sounds like: gauges, gaauze, g

Derived forms: gauzes

Type of: cotton, mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network

Part of: bandage, patch, surgical dressing

Encyclopedia: Gauze