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RIGHT-ANGLED SUTURE

\ɹˈa͡ɪtˈaŋɡə͡ld sˈuːt͡ʃə], \ɹˈa‍ɪtˈaŋɡə‍ld sˈuːt‍ʃə], \ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl_d s_ˈuː_tʃ_ə]\

Definitions of RIGHT-ANGLED SUTURE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A s. used in sewing intestine. The needle is passed in the same direction as the long axis of the incision and the process repeated on the opposite side of the incision, the suture being continuous.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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