nonabsorbable sutures

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• nonabsorbable — non·ab·sorb·able .nän əb sȯr bə bəl, zȯr adj not capable of being absorbed <nonabsorbable silk sutures> <nonabsorbable antibiotics> …   Medical dictionary

• nonabsorbable — “+ adjective : not capable of being absorbed nonabsorbable silk sutures * * * adj …   Useful english dictionary

• Surgical suture — For other uses, see Suture (disambiguation). Surgical suture on needle holder. Packaging shown above. Surgical suture is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery. It generally consists of a needle with an… …   Wikipedia

• polypropylene — poly·pro·py·lene (pol″e proґpə lēn″) a widely used synthetic crystalline, thermoplastic polymer with a molecular weight of 40,000 or more, having the general formula (C3H5)n. Medical uses include the manufacture of… …   Medical dictionary

• Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… …   Medical dictionary

• Prolene — is a synthetic, nonabsorbable polypropylene suture. It is indicated for skin closure and general soft tissue approximation and ligation. Its advantages include high tensile strength, minimal tissue reactivity, and slipperiness (allowing easy… …   Wikipedia

• surgery — /serr jeuh ree/, n., pl. surgeries for 3 5. 1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. 2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment. 3. treatment, as an operation,… …   Universalium

• Cerclage — Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together. But it usually refers to the cervix. The word comes from the French "circlage" meaning an encircling. * * * 1. Bringing into… …   Medical dictionary

• Nerve guidance conduit — A nerve guidance conduit (also referred to as an artificial nerve conduit or artificial nerve graft, as opposed to an autograft) is an artificial means of guiding axonal regrowth to facilitate nerve regeneration and is one of several clinical… …   Wikipedia

• nylon — ny·lon nī .län n any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic polyamide materials that are fashioned into fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets <nylon sutures and prosthetic devices> * * * ny·lon (niґlon) a synthetic polymerized plastic… …   Medical dictionary