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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Catgut
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Catgut
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Categute
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Synonyms English:
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Catguts
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Tree Number:
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E07.858.690.820.250
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Definition English:
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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. |
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History Note English:
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91(79); was see under SUTURES 1979-90
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29335
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Unique Identifier:
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D002398
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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