- nonabsorbable
- non·ab·sorb·able .nän-əb-'sȯr-bə-bəl, -'zȯr- adj not capable of being absorbed <\nonabsorbable silk sutures> <\nonabsorbable antibiotics>
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nonabsorbable
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