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Surgeon's knot   /sˈərdʒənz nɑt/   Listen
Surgeon's knot

noun
1.
Any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures.





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"Surgeon's knot" Quotes from Famous Books



... position with a curved surgical needle and a few inches of sterilized catgut. The operation was slow and painful, and accomplished only with the aid of two cigarettes and an artery clip. When it was over he tied the ends in a surgeon's knot underneath and stood back to consider the result. It seemed neat enough, but conspicuous. After a moment or two of troubled thought he blacked the white catgut with a dot of ink and ...
— The Street of Seven Stars • Mary Roberts Rinehart


Words linked to "Surgeon's knot" :   knot


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