Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Medicine in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain.
Surgical threads soaked in carbolic acid introduced by Lister, which could be safely absorbed by the body without causing infection.
Catgut ligatures appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Medicine in Britain and the Western Front, especially Medicine in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Britain and Approaches to Prevention and Treatment.
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