1. Small plugs or pads of lint, cotton, or other absorbent material used in medical or surgical contexts to stop bleeding or absorb discharge from wounds.
Usage: medical/surgical term; plural form of dossil

Examples

• The surgeon applied sterile dossils to the wound to control bleeding.
• Nurses packed the cavity with dossils soaked in antiseptic solution.
• The doctor removed the dossils after twenty minutes to check the wound.
• Dossils are commonly used in nasal surgery to absorb fluid and promote healing.
• The medical kit contained several packages of dossils for emergency use.