figure of eight suture

  • 1figure-of-eight suture — a suture in which the thread follows the contours of the figure 8 …

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  • 2Gussenbauer suture — a pioneering type of figure of eight suture that was used in intestinal surgery …

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  • 3harelip suture — a type of figure of eight suture used in correction of cleft lip …

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  • 4Bunnell suture — a figure of eight zigzag suture used for tendon repair …

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  • 5Surgical 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… …

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  • 6insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …

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  • 7eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …

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  • 8Chittenango ovate amber snail — Drawing of …

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  • 10Optimistique-moi — Single by Mylène Farmer from the album Innamoramento B side …

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