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string

1. twine, very thin rope.

2. a term used to denote a group of dairy cattle housed together in a free stall system based on stage of lactation and production with string 1 being the most recently calved and the highest producing cows, usually containing cows to the time of peak lactation after which they would move to string 2 and subsequently later strings. This allows groups of cattle to be fed separately on the basis of production.

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string foreign body

see linear foreign body.

string sign

seen in radiographs of the stenosed gastric pylorus as contrast medium is forced into the limited canal.