tentula

tentula [1 tenta+ula], (med.) tent, small plug or tampon of absorbent material or medicinal substance for placing into wound. quociens ‥ ammotis emplastris evulsisque ~is purificari vulnera debuissent, quicquid eo die gustasset alimenti, idipsum apparuit indigestum Mir. Hen. VI II 37.