Medical Definition of Polypropylenes
1. Propylene or propene polymers. Thermoplastics that can be extruded into fibres, films or solid forms; used as copolymer in plastics, especially polyethylene; the fibres are used for fabrics, filters, surgical sutures, etc. Synonym: herculon; hostalen; moplen; noblen; polypro; prolene. (12 Dec 1998)