CATGUT

n. Ka2t'gu3t. Fr., c. Ger., C. 1. Cord made from the intestines of various animals; used for ligatures and sutures, [a, 17.] 2. The Tephrosia virgin i an a. [B, 275.] Carbolizefl c. C. imbued with carbolic acid. It may be prepared by washing c. with alcohol and then immersing it for 2 days (or longer for c. of large size) in a quart of 5-per-cent. solution of carbolic acid containing 30 grains of pota ium bichromate. [A, 509 (a, 21).] Juniper c. C. imbued with oil of juniper. After a 6 hours' immersion in a l-to-1,000 solution of corrosive sublimate, the c. is dried with a towel and kept for 6 days in a mixture of 2 parts of alcohol and 1 part of oil of juniper. [" Am. Jour, of Obstet," Oct., 1887, p. 1009 (a, 21).] [s. 128]