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  2. Catgut - Wikipedia

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    Catgut (also known as gut) is a type of cord [1] that is prepared from the natural fiber found in the walls of animal intestines. [2] Catgut makers usually use sheep or goat intestines, but occasionally use the intestines of cattle , [ 3 ] hogs , horses , mules , or donkeys . [ 4 ]

  3. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    Catgut suture is a type of surgical suture made of twisted strands of purified collagen taken from the small intestine of domesticated ruminants or beef tendon. It is naturally degraded by the body's own proteolytic enzymes .

  4. String (music) - Wikipedia

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    The intestine, or gut, of sheep, cattle, and other animals (sometimes called catgut, though cats were never used as a source for this material) is one of the first materials used to make musical strings. [14] In fact, the Ancient Greek word for string, "khordḗ," has "gut" as its original meaning.

  5. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    Plain catgut Chromic catgut Polyglycolide (P.G.A.) Polydioxanone (PDS) Description: Adsorbable biological suture material. Plain is an adsorbable suture made by twisting together strands of purified collagen taken from bovine intestines. The natural plain thread is precision ground in order to achieve a monofilament character and treated with a ...

  6. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd-century Roman physician Galen described sutures made of surgical gut or catgut. [27] In the 10th century, the catgut suture along with the surgery needle were used in operations by Abulcasis. [28] [29] The gut suture was similar to that of strings for violins, guitars, and tennis racquets and it involved harvesting sheep or cow ...

  7. Why is Georgia vs. Georgia Tech called Clean, Old-Fashioned ...

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    When it comes to nicknames, you just can't beat simplicity. Just ask Georgia and Georgia Tech, the college football rivalry with the well-earned and outstanding moniker "Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate."

  8. Tephrosia virginiana - Wikipedia

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    Tephrosia virginiana, also known as goat-rue, goat's rue, [3] catgut, [3] rabbit pea, [3] Virginia tephrosia, [3] hoary pea, [4] and devil's shoestring [5] is a perennial dicot in family Fabaceae. The plant is native to central and eastern North America.

  9. Why is it called Black Friday? Here's the real history behind ...

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    Holiday names are usually pretty straightforward. New Year's, Thanksgiving and — perhaps least creatively, the 4th of July — all have origins that are fairly easy to figure out.