自じ己こ抜ばっ糸し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

self-removal of stitches; self-extraction of sutures

Primarily used in veterinary contexts when an animal removes its own stitches after surgery. Can also refer to a human patient removing sutures without medical assistance, though this usage is less common.

See also: 抜糸

• 術じゅつ後ごは自じ己こ抜ばっ糸しを防ふせぐため、エリザベスカラーを装そう着ちゃくしてください。

  After surgery, please put an Elizabethan collar on your pet to prevent self-removal of stitches.

• 猫ねこが傷きず口ぐちをなめて自じ己こ抜ばっ糸ししてしまった。

  The cat licked the wound and pulled out its own stitches.