microsponge

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ sponge

Noun

microsponge (plural microsponges)

  1. A collection of very small, spongelike particles, having a large porous surface, used for drug delivery.
  2. A small sponge.
    • 1985, Donald R. Sanders, Robert F. Hofmann, Refractive surgery: a text of radial keratotomy, page 132:
      […] is dried with a microsponge just enough to reveal the previously made indentation.
    • 2002, Dimitri T. Azar, Douglas Koch, LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis): Fundamentals, Surgical Techniques, and Complications:
      Some investigators recommend touching the corneal epithelium at the slit lamp with a microsponge applicator in patients with suspected loose epithelium.

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