bone wax

English

Noun

bone wax (uncountable)

  1. A kind of wax, usually beeswax with the addition of paraffin or some other agent to soften it, used to stop bleeding from bones during surgery.

Derived terms

  • Horsley bone wax, Horsley's bone wax
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