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結紮糸 (けっさつし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

結けっ紮さつ糸し

Meanings

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noun

ligature; surgical suture thread

Medical term for thread used to tie off blood vessels or other structures during surgery.

手しゅ術じゅつ中ちゅうに結けっ紮さつ糸しで血けっ管かんを縛しばる。
During surgery, blood vessels are tied with a ligature.

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
紮tie up
糸thread

Similar words

縫ほう合ごう糸し
縫合糸 is a general suture thread for closing wounds, while 結紮糸 specifically refers to thread used for ligation (tying off vessels or ducts).

Etymology

Compound of 結紮 (kessatsu, 'ligation') and 糸 (shi, 'thread'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with surgical ligature.