SUBCUTICULAR SUTURE
\sˌʌbkjuːtˈɪkjʊlə sˈuːt͡ʃə], \sˌʌbkjuːtˈɪkjʊlə sˈuːtʃə], \s_ˌʌ_b_k_j_uː_t_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə s_ˈuː_tʃ_ə]\
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A buried continuous catgut s. in which the needle is passed horizontally beneath the epidermis into the cutis vera, emerging at the angle of the wound, then in a similar manner passed through the cutis vera of the opposite side of the wound, and so on until the other angle of the wound is reached.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
