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What does catgut mean?

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Noun
  1. (countable) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, especially of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc.
  2. (uncountable) The material from which such cords are made.
  3. (uncountable) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.
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Simultaneously, the jockeys sat down to ridethere was the cruel swish of catgut, the crueler prodding of steel.
The practice is called hymenorraphy and, in some cultures, it is done using sheep's membrane, while others use catgut.
Gutta percha and vulcanised india rubber are now applied to many of the purposes formerly exclusively occupied by catgut.
The endaural incision is closed with 510 plain catgut and the remaining canal is packed with BIPP impregnated gauze.
When the trauma is greater use a sterile strand of catgut and loop it so it is caught in the adjacent loop.
He left the surgery room and returned bringing with him the much-needed catgut to stitch the wound in the cat's side.

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