sutures and suturing

Question 1

memory

Answer 1

tendency of suture to return to its original shape

Question 2

swaged

Answer 2

needle attached to suture during manufacturing

Question 3

tensile strength

Answer 3

amount of force suture can withstand before breaking

Question 4

capillarity

Answer 4

the ease with which fluid is carried along the suture

Question 5

apposition

Answer 5

the placement of adjacent structures so that they can come into contact

Question 6

wound margins

Answer 6

edges of a wound

Question 7

suture bite

Answer 7

distance between wound edge and point of needle insertion

Question 8

knot security

Answer 8

tendency of a knot to remain tied

Question 9

everting suture pattern

Answer 9

suture pattern that causes the wound edges to roll outward

Question 10

tissue drag

Answer 10

the resistance of suture when being pulled through tissue

Question 11

cruciate

Answer 11

in the form of a cross or an x

Question 12

interrupted suture pattern

Answer 12

suture pattern consisting of a series of separate individual sutures

Question 13

multifilament suture

Answer 13

suture formed from several strands twisted together

Question 14

monofilament suture

Answer 14

suture formed from a single strand

Question 15

hydrolysis

Answer 15

the breaking of a molecular bond by the addition of a water molecule

Question 16

USP

Answer 16

united states pharmacopeia

Question 17

PDS

Answer 17

polydioxanone