catgut

catgut /cat·gut/ (kat´gut) surgical gut.

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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.

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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.

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Catgut

An absorbable suture material from the submucosa of bovine intestine

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gut [gut]

1. intestine.

2. the primordial digestive tube, consisting of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut.

3. surgical gut.

chromic gut (chromicized gut) surgical gut treated with a chromic salt to increase its resistance to absorption in tissues.

surgical gut an absorbable sterile strand prepared from collagen derived from healthy mammals, used for absorbable sutures. It was originally prepared from the submucous layer of the intestines of sheep. Called also catgut.

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catgut,

n a sheep's intestine prepared as a suture and used for ligating vessels and closing soft tissue wounds.

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catgut

an absorbable sterile strand derived from the intestinal submucosa of sheep and fixed in formalin, used as a surgical ligature and suture.

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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.

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catgut

Surgery An absorbable suture material from the submucosa of bovine intestine. Cf Silk.