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Catgut
//ˈkætˌɡʌt//
"Catgut" in a Sentence (4 examples)
The tennis racket was stringed with catgut.
The thing about Proust is his combination of the utmost sensibility with the utmost tenacity. He searches out these butterfly shades to the last grain. He is as tough as catgut & as evanescent as a butterfly's bloom.
Eventually they carved small paddles to strike the ball and refined this implement with a mesh of catgut.
The absorbable suture, catgut, is made of collagen derived from sheep intestinal submucosa. It is usually treated with a chromic salt to increase its strength and is crosslinked to retard resorption. Such treatment extends the life of catgut suture from 3–7 days up to 20–40 days.
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