Dacron definition

dākrŏn, dăkrŏn
A trademark for a synthetic polyester fabric or the fiber from which it is made.
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A synthetic polyester fiber or a washable, wrinkle-resistant fabric made from it.
proper name
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This fiber or fabric.
noun
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A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.
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Noun

Singular:
dacron
Plural:
dacrons

Origin of dacron

  • Originated (as Dacron) as a trademark.

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Dacron Sentence Examples

  • The most common surgical treatment involves replacing the child's aortic valve and several inches of the aorta itself with a composite graft, which is a prosthetic heart valve sewn into one end of a Dacron tube.

  • The secondary closure may involve sewing a synthetic patch made of Dacron material over the opening, or wrapping the patient's own tissue (often from the fluid-filled sac around the heart called the pericardium) to close the opening.

  • Avoid Dacron, polyester and rayon which can be uncomfortable.

  • They discovered a large aneurysm of the proximal descending aorta at the site of the Dacron Patch Graft repair done 14 years earlier.

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