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“absorbable surgical suture”
A surgical suture material prepared from a substance that can be absorbed by body tissues and is therefore not permanent: Absorbable surgical sutures are available in various diameters and tensile strengths, and can be treated to modify its resistance to integration into a person's physique.
Each absorbable surgical suture is assimilated into the skin and therefore it does not need to be removed.
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-al; -ial, -eal
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sorb-, sorpt- +
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sutur-, sutu-
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