Definition of Silastic

1. Proper noun. (trademark) A type of flexible, inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, artificial heart valves and breast implants. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Silastic

1. a flexible rubber [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silastic

silane-modified polymer
silanes
silanising
silanization
silanizations
silanol
silanols
silapentane
silapentanes
silasesquiazane
silasesquiazanes
silasesquioxane
silasesquioxanes
silasesquithiane
silasesquithianes
silastic
silastic band
silastics
silathiane
silathianes
silation
silatrane
silatranes
silazane
silazanes
silcrete
silcretes
sild
sildenafil
sildenafil citrate

Literary usage of Silastic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Management of Temporomandibular Disorders: Current Bibliographies in by Martha H. Glock, James A. Lipton (1996)
"A comparison of technique with and without temporary silastic implantation. ... A comparative study with and without silastic implants]. ..."

2. Plethysmography: Safety, Effectiveness, & Clinical Utility in Diagnosing by Thomas V. Holohan (1996)
"A transducer containing a mercury (or alloy of gallium and indium) column in silastic tubing is placed around the thickest part of the calf, ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... accuracy in an eight-arm radial maze during and after chronic administration of nicotine via subcutaneously implanted glass and Silastic capsules. ..."

4. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"... silastic implants of testosterone; castrated DBA/2 males show reduced aggression in response to a ..."

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