Taber's Medical Dictionary
2staple
(stā′pĕl)
[Old English stapol, support, pillar]
A C-shaped or U-shaped clip used in surgery to fasten layers of tissues to one another. Staples are made of titanium or an absorbable polymer. STUMP OF A LEG WITH STAPLES
staple, v.
stapler (stā′plĕr), n.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "2staple." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772714/all/_2staple.
2staple. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772714/all/_2staple. Accessed April 18, 2025.
2staple. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772714/all/_2staple
2staple [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/772714/all/_2staple.
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