腸ちょう線せん

noun

catgut; sheepgut

Medical term for a type of surgical suture material made from the intestines of sheep or other animals. Used in surgical contexts.

• 昔むかしの手しゅ術じゅつでは、腸ちょう線せんが縫ほう合ごう糸しとしてよく使つかわれた。

  In old surgeries, catgut was often used as suture thread.