Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.
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Absorbable
//əbˈsɔɹb.ə.bl̩//
Synonyms for "absorbable"
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 可吸收的 adj (capable of being absorbed)
Czech
1 entries- absorbovatelný adj (capable of being absorbed)
Dutch
2 entries- aanleerbaar adj (capable of being absorbed)
- absorbeerbaar adj (capable of being absorbed)
Finnish
1 entries- imeytettävissä oleva adj (capable of being absorbed)
French
1 entries- absorbable adj (capable of being absorbed)
German
1 entries- absorbierbar adj (capable of being absorbed)
Greek
1 entries- απορροφήσιμος adj (capable of being absorbed)
Hungarian
2 entries- felszívható adj (capable of being absorbed)
- felszívásra képes adj (capable of being absorbed)
Italian
1 entries- assorbibile adj (capable of being absorbed)
Japanese
1 entries- 吸収性のある adj (capable of being absorbed)
Manx
1 entries- yn-sooit adj (capable of being absorbed)
Portuguese
1 entries- absorvível adj (capable of being absorbed)
Romanian
1 entries- absorbabil adj (capable of being absorbed)
Russian
1 entries- абсорби́руемый adj (capable of being absorbed)
Spanish
1 entries- absorbible adj (capable of being absorbed)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new absorbable suture that breaks down in the body and does not need to be removed.
Source: tatoeba (11255934)
There is general agreement that nonabsorbable materials are better than absorbables. The most popular materials are polypropylene mesh and PTFE produced as a patch.
Source: wiktionary
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