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,

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.