Wood-wool

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of wood wool. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "The writer has frequently made use of Hartmann's wood-wool as a dressing in his operations on the brain, and as he also induced a number of colleagues to observe its effect, he can speak from experience."

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excelsior

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"The writer has frequently made use of Hartmann's wood-wool as a dressing in his operations on the brain, and as he also induced a number of colleagues to observe its effect, he can speak from experience."

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