| 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 |