catgut English

Meaning catgut meaning

What does catgut mean?

catgut

— noun a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

— noun perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone

Synonyms catgut synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as catgut?

catgut English » English

gut

wild sweet pea

goat’s rue

Tephrosia virginiana

silkworm gut

cord

chord

violin

suture

surgical catgut

string

sheepgut

ribbon gut

lute-string

hoary pea

catgut suture

catgut ligature