Cotton-wool

  • 11cotton wool — noun Cotton wool is used before these nouns: ↑pad …

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  • 12cotton wool — n British See on the cotton wool …

    Contemporary slang

  • 13cotton wool ball — UK US noun [countable] [singular cotton wool ball plural cotton wool balls] a small ball of cotton wool , used for cleaning a cut in your skin, removing make up , or cleaning a baby …

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  • 14Cotton-Wool-Flecken — Cotton Wool Flecken, auch Cotton Wool Herde oder Cotton Wool Patches genannt, sind Veränderungen am Augenhintergrund im Rahmen von Augenerkrankungen (beispielsweise Zentralvenenthrombose) oder Allgemeinerkrankungen wie Diabetes mellitus,… …

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  • 15cotton wool ball — noun count MAINLY BRITISH a COTTON BALL …

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  • 16Cotton-Wool-Herde —   [ kɔtn wʊl , englisch], bei bluthochdruckbedingten Veränderungen der Netzhaut des Auges und ihrer Gefäße (Fundus hypertonicus) auftretende wolkig flockige Herde, die einem Infarkt dieses Gebiets entsprechen …

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  • 17Cotton wool spots — An ophthalmoscopic view of the retina showing advanced signs of diabetic retinopathy including two pale cotton wool spots. Cotton wool spots are an abnormal finding on funduscopic exam of the retina of the eye. They appear as puffy white patches… …

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  • 18cotton wool ball — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cotton wool ball : singular cotton wool ball plural cotton wool balls a small ball of cotton wool, used for cleaning a cut in your skin, removing make up, or cleaning a baby …

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  • 19cotton wool bud — noun A short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end. Syn: cotton bud, Q tip …

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  • 20cotton wool disease — a fungal disease caused by Saprolegnia sp. and Achyla sp. Appears as fluffy, whitish growths often at the site of an injury or diseased part of a fish. The fungi may turn grey to reddish brown over time owing to dirt or algal accumulation. Can… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology