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Across 7. a suture pattern that causes the margins to roll upward 11. bringing together the margins of the surgical incision 12. tendency of suture to return to its original shape 16. suture that loses its holding strength in less than 60 days 18. edges of a surgical incision or wound 26. a needle that is triangular in cross section with a sharp edge along the outer curvature 27. fine threads spun by silk worms 28. the pulling of skin with a tendency to separate the margins of the surgical incision 29. parallel to (the incision) 30. a stainless steel device clamped onto blood vessels for hemostasis

Down 1. large interior organs with an interior space rather than solid, intestines, urinary bladder 2. series of separate indivdual sutures 3. perpendicular to (the incision) 4. ability to resist breakage when pulled 5. the ability of a knot to remain tied rather than to come unraveled 6. suture that maintains its holding strength for at least 60 days 8. the distance between the wound/incision margin and the points at which the suture passes through the skin 9. man made material, not naturally occurring 10. the resistance to suture being pulled through tissue 13. formed from a single strand 14. a needle that is round in cross section and does not cut when passed through tissues 15. the chemical compound in surgical tissure adhesive 17. formed from several smaller strands braided or woven together 19. suture material with the needle fused to the end 20. immunological response (inflammation) to suture material 21. a needle that is triangular in cross section with a sharp edge along the inner curvature 22. the cleavage of molecular bonds by the addition of water 23. in the form of a cross 24. polyglactin 910, a synthetic, multifilament, absorbable suture material 25. the movement of fluids and bacteria along a suture by capillary action