药棉 Traditional form: 藥棉 Pinyin (reading): yàomián Definitions: sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs) Characters: 药 - drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded Traditional characters: 藥 - drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded