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catgut /cat·gut/ (kat´gut) surgical gut.
cat·gut (ktgt)
n.
A tough, thin cord made from the treated and stretched intestines of certain animals, especially sheep, and used for surgical ligatures.
catgut
Etymology: L, catta + AS, guttas
an absorbable suture material, prepared from the intestines of mammals, used to close surgical wounds. It can be treated with chromic salts to delay absorption and enhance strength.
catgut,
n a sheep's intestine prepared as a suture and used for ligating vessels and closing soft tissue wounds.
catgut
an absorbable sterile strand derived from the intestinal submucosa of sheep and fixed in formalin, used as a surgical ligature and suture.
chromic catgut
treated with basic chromate salts; the suture does not absorb as much water as ordinary catgut and has a longer life and is stronger than the untreated product.
catgut
Surgery An absorbable suture material from the submucosa of bovine intestine. Cf Silk.
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