1. a small mass of soft material (such as cotton or gauze) used to apply medication or absorb fluid from a wound
Usage: medical

Examples

• The nurse applied a pledget soaked in antiseptic to the cut.
• A small pledget of cotton was used to stop the bleeding.
• The doctor placed a medicated pledget over the surgical site.
• She pressed a pledget against the wound to absorb the discharge.
• The pledget was secured with medical tape.
• A sterile pledget helped keep the incision clean.