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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several knots, especially one similar to a square knot, used in surgery for tying ligatures or stitching incisions.
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- noun A
knot derived from thereef knot commonly used bysurgeons .
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- noun any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures
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