Catgut

/ˈkætˌɡʌt/

Synonyms for "catgut" (13 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(1 words)
goat's rue

Strong matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
gutgut stringgut suture

Related words (6)

Noun(4 words)
intestinal suturestring from guttephrosia virginianawild sweet pea

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

5 entries
cordhoary peamedical materialstringsuture material

More specific

4 entries
absorbable suturegut ligaturelute stringviolin string

Collocations

6 entries
absorbable catgutcatgut stringcatgut suturegut ligaturesurgical catgutviolin catgut string

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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The tennis racket was stringed with catgut.

Source: tatoeba (8705707)

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.

Source: wiktionary

Eventually they carved small paddles to strike the ball and refined this implement with a mesh of catgut.

Source: wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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