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silk

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silk (silk) the protein filament produced by the larvae of various insects; braided, degummed silk obtained from the cocoons of the silkworm Bombyx mori is used as a nonabsorbable suture material.
silk
continuous, protein filament produced by the larvae of Bombyx mori, the white silkworm moth. Used as a suture material.

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