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Sutures
Medical Definition: | Materials used in closing a surgical or traumatic wound. (From Dorland, 28th ed) |
Guide Notes: | /adv eff permitted but do not confuse adv eff of the suture with the adv eff of the material of which suture is made or the adv eff of the suture method |
Also Called: | Staple, Surgical |
Catgut - Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction. |
Sutures Medical Definitions and Terms
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