It consists of a rectangular box with two sounding boards, each provided with eight catgut strings.
Ligature. A cord or catgut tied around a blood-vessel to arrest hemorrhage.
So the surgeon laid bare the main artery by a longitudinal incision and tied it up with catgut to prevent excessive loss of blood.
The catgut strings of the harps of three thousand years ago are still capable of giving a musical sound.
The strings are of a peculiar metal, covered with an insulating material, which has for its object the production of sounds similar to that obtained from catgut strings, and to prevent the strings from falling out of tune.
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Plaincatgutpredominated for closure of the subcutaneous layer (68.6%), and for skin closure, clips (20.8%), nonabsorbable synthetic materials (17.9%) or silk (25%) were preferred.
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I am not aware of any deterioration in the standard ofcatgutnow available.
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Two hemostats, one or two hypodermic syringes, pair of scissors, gauze, ether, ether mask, some needles,catgutsutures, horsehair sutures.
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He decided that proceedings from the sale of thecatgutbusiness should be used for a foundation to fund the library.
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The male and female figures ride on a balance bar, which is suspended by a piece ofcatgutor hair.
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He first attempted sterilization with the 1860s carboliccatgut, and chromiccatgutfollowed two decades later.
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It has fusees cut forcatgut, which are long, and only slightly tapered.
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There is a twelve-turn fusee cut forcatgut.
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He also invented a new type ofcatgut, which came into mass production in 1901.
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Later lines were constructed from horse hair or silk thread, withcatgutleaders.
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Again the strings are its striking feature, being either made of thick cotton strings or more popularly ofcatgut, giving it a more bass timbre.
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The strings themselves were originally made ofcatgut.
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With a sharply curved needle andcatgut, he closed the wound by continuous suture, overcoming great difficulty caused by the heart pulsations.
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Fastcatgutsuture is heat-treated to give even more rapid absorption in the body.
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This treatment produces roughly twice the stitch-holding time of plaincatgut, but greater tissue inflammation occurs.
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