PROTRACTED
\pɹətɹˈaktɪd], \pɹətɹˈaktɪd], \p_ɹ_ə_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ɪ_d]\
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relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
By Princeton University
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interrupted suture
- See cut. series of stitches each separately tied. A s. formed by single stitches inserted separately, needle being usually passed through one lip from without inward, and the other within outward.