1. A small plug or ball of lint, cotton, or other absorbent material used to stop a wound or cavity, or to apply medication.
Usage: medical; also spelled dossal or dosil

Examples

• The surgeon placed a dossil of gauze into the wound to control bleeding.
• A dossil soaked in antiseptic was inserted to promote healing.
• The nurse removed the dossil after the procedure was complete.
• Dossils are commonly used in dental surgery to pack cavities.
• The medicated dossil helped reduce infection in the treated area.