Catgut

(kat'-gut). The intestines of a sheep treated to make ligatures. C, Carbolized, catgut rendered aseptic by soaking in a solution of carbolic acid. C, Chromic i zed, treated with chromic acid. C. Mat, an appliance used in intestinal anastomosis for the purpose of approximating the edges of the severed intestines. C. Plate, an appliance for uniting the intestinal edges in intestinal anastomosis. It is made of a solid catgut sheet; is thin, large, and flat, and resembles the Senn decalcified bone-plates.