SURGICAL STAPLERS
\sˈɜːd͡ʒɪkə͡l stˈe͡ɪpləz], \sˈɜːdʒɪkəl stˈeɪpləz], \s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ɪ_k_əl s_t_ˈeɪ_p_l_ə_z]\
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Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimizes infection by not introducing a foreign body that would connect external and internal regions of the body. (From Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995)
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Snake's-head
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