Concept information
Preferred term
Catgut
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Scope note
- Sterile collagen strands obtained from healthy mammals. They are used as absorbable surgical ligatures and are frequently impregnated with chromium or silver for increased strength. They tend to cause tissue reaction.
History note
- 91(79); was see under SUTURES 1979-90
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002398
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