脱脂綿

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 脱脂綿 is read as だっしめん and means absorbent cotton.
• Basic usage: It can refer to absorbent cotton used with disinfectant or clean absorbent cotton added to a first-aid kit.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Cleaning a wound with absorbent cotton
  • 脱脂綿: The nurse wiped the wound with absorbent cotton soaked in disinfectant. Example: 看護師は消毒液を含ませた脱脂綿で傷口を拭いた。
• Restocking absorbent cotton
  • 脱脂綿: We restocked the first-aid kit with clean absorbent cotton. Example: 救急箱に清潔な脱脂綿を補充した。