Dear Ch1Ch2,
You are absolutely correct! My apologies. I don't remember where I heard that it was developed FOR medical use, but apparently that is not the case. I just learned that the "medicinal" variety is more supple, but is of the same chemical compounds. That makes sense for it to be more flexible.
Once, I was cutting the broken portion off the bottom of a fiberglass ladder to save it from the landfill, and the little side-winder 4" grinder disc binded (bound) in a pinched situation, and blew completely apart. Only a tiny bit of sharp shards protruded from the center collar ring, but in the split second that it happened, it jerked the tool from my grasp, relocated it to my bare stomach, and walked its way across my skin for about eight inches! I thought I was gutted for sure! Thank God it didn't have a nasty chunk left protruding to do just that. Anyway, I remembered about the superglue and decided to try it out. I went along and pinched the "trench" back together after applying the glue, and walked that process on up until finished. It was certainly HARD afterward, but it never got infected either. Oh, yeah, I also cleaned it with alcohol first.
That's life in the back-yard!
Yours, and thanks for the clearing up.
Ray