NEEDLE, LIGATURE
\nˈiːdə͡l], \nˈiːdəl], \n_ˈiː_d_əl]\
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A long, steel instrument, sharp towards one extremity, with an eye near the other, which was formerly used for suspending the circulation of blood prior to amputation, by being passed through the limb, so as to include the principal artery and a part of the muscles and integuments. Also, a steel instrument of various dimensions, round towards one of its extremities, which was straight, and furnished with an aperture; curved and flat towards the opposite, which was pointed, and had a slight ridge on its concave side. At the commencement of the last century, this instrument was used to pass ligatures around veasels. Also, a steel instrument of various dimensions, flat, regularly curved in the form of a semicircle, with a sharp or lance point, and a long eye, used with advantage in place of the last.
By Robley Dunglison
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