catgut

/kat-guht/US // ˈkætˌgʌt //UK // (ˈkætˌɡʌt) //

猫头鹰,猫耳草,猫耳洞,猫粮

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a strong cord made by twisting the dried intestines of animals, as sheep, used in stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets, for surgical sutures, etc.
- : goat's-rue.

He could also fashion an interesting musical instrument in his desk by means of spools and catgut and bits of broken glass.
Her nerves felt drawn to a tension that threatened to snap them like catgut drawn too tightly on a violin.
Marteau was called "the Paderewski of the Catgut," and he met with a most cordial reception among musicians.
The most dangerous and unreliable suture material for the abdominal incision is catgut (see p. 96).
The sutures should be of thin catgut and must not perforate the bladder or the ureteral walls.