Preferred Name |
Suture |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C42858 |
Obsolete |
true |
code |
C42858 |
Concept_Status |
Retired_Concept |
DEFINITION |
A natural (e.g., catgut, silk, or linen) or synthetic, or other (e.g., thin metal wire) monofilament or multifilament material used surgically to close a surgical or accidental wound and to secure apposition of the edges and join tissues. |
deprecated |
true |
DesignNote |
Thu May 06 11:11:39 EDT 2010 - See 'Suture_Device_Component' |
FULL_SYN |
Sutured Suture Material |
label |
Suture |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Suture_Material |
OLD_PARENT |
Medical_Device |
Preferred_Name |
Suture |
prefixIRI |
C42858 |
prefLabel |
Suture |
Semantic_Type |
Medical Device |
UMLS_CUI |
C0038969 |
subClassOf |