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GYROMELE

\d͡ʒˈa͡ɪɹə͡ʊmə͡l], \d‍ʒˈa‍ɪɹə‍ʊmə‍l], \dʒ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_əʊ_m_əl]\

Definitions of GYROMELE

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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[Latin] A flexible catheter carrying a sponge at the distal end, and provided at the proximal end with an apparatus by which it can be rapidly rotated. Introduced into the stomach for purposes of diagnosis and treatment.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Flexible catheter tipped with sponge.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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