Kangaroo

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 24

Method. H. Wood's at term for the method (kang-gar-oo'') of treating disease short intervals, powerful remedies whose influence is short-lived. K. Tendon, a material derived from the tail of Macropus giganteus, the great kangaroo. It is used in surgery for ligatures. See Ligature .