|pləm|bäzh noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, plombage, action of filling a tooth, from plomber to fill a tooth, apply lead to (from Old French plomer to apply lead to, from plon lead, from Latin plumbum ) + -age — more at plumb
: sustained compression of the sides of a pulmonary cavity against each other to effect closure by pressure exerted by packing (as of paraffin or plastic sponge)