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catgut
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Catgut
Catgut is a type of cord that is prepared from the natural fibre found in the walls of animal intestines. Usually sheep or goat intestines are used, but it is occasionally made from the intestines of cattle, hogs, horses, mules, or donkeys.{Citation needed|date=June 2011} ==Etymology== The word cat... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut
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catgut
[n] - perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and 2. [n] - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=catgut
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Catgut
Cat'gut` noun [ Cat + gut .] 1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. 2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/37
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catgut
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. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?catgut
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catgut
gut noun a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catgut
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catgut
goat`s rue 2 wild sweet pea noun perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=catgut
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catgut
(kat´gut) surgical gut. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Catgut
• (n.) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc. • (n.) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/catgut/
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catgut
tough cord made from the intestines of certain animals, particularly sheep, and used for surgical ligatures and sutures, for the strings of violins ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/37
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catgut
catgut or gut,cord made from the intestines of various animals (especially sheep and horses, but not cats). The membrane is chemically treated, and slender strands are woven together into cords of great strength, which are used for stringing musical instruments such as the violin and the harp. Roman... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0810853.html
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Catgut
Catgut is a cord made from the intestines of sheep, and sometimes from those of the horse, ass, and mule, but not from those of cats. The manufacture is chiefly carried on in Italy and France by a tedious process. Catgut for stringed instruments, as violins and harps, is made principally in Milan an... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC.HTM
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catgut
Type: Term Pronunciation: kat′gŭt Definitions: 1. An absorbable surgical suture material made from the collagenous fibers of the submucosa of certain animals (sheep or cows); misnamed catgut. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=15088
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catgut
1) Durable cord 2) Goat`s rue 3) Hoary pea 4) It can make a racket 5) It makes a racket 6) String material 7) Strings on some instruments used to be made out of what? 8) Strong string 9) Tephrosia virginiana 10) Violin string mate... Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/catgut/1
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