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SPONGIA CERATA

\spˈʌnd͡ʒə səɹˈɑːtə], \spˈʌnd‍ʒə səɹˈɑːtə], \s_p_ˈʌ_n_dʒ_ə s_ə_ɹ_ˈɑː_t_ə]\

Definitions of SPONGIA CERATA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Fine sponges carefully cleansed, soaked in melted yellow wax, pressed in a warm press, and, when cold, freed from the wax on their edges; used to make sponge tents.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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