gown

gown definition - medical

gown (goun)

noun
A robe or smock worn in operating rooms and other parts of hospitals as a guard against contamination.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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