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nonabsorbable suture

[ nŏn′əb-zôr′bə-bəl ]

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A surgical suture made from a material unaffected by the biological activities of the body tissues, and therefore permanent unless removed.

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Words nearby nonabsorbable suture

Nomura, -nomy, non-, nona, nonabrasive, nonabsorbable suture, nonacademic, nonacceptance, nonaccidental injury, nonachiever, nonaddictive

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How to use nonabsorbable suture in a sentence

He says that this suture insures the redintegration of the nerve much better.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The preferable suture material in his experience was silk or linen.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The inflexed or inferior lateral margin of the Prothorax, separated in many genera from the Antepectus by a suture.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
The relative lengths of the prefrontal and internasal sutures are subequal, or the prefrontal suture is slightly longer.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico|William E. Duellman

This I secured at once with suture and the accident had no bad consequences.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various