The present invention provides a warp-knitted fabric and a medical material that can be simultaneously extended in all directions by causing thread made of a second bioabsorbable material to be absorbed in a living body over time and in which the degree of extension can be increased. The present invention provides a warp-knitted fabric 10 in which adjacent loop rows are linked, the warp-knitted fabric 10 including: a plurality of first loop rows including a first thread and composed of continuous loops extending in the warp direction； and one or two or more second loop rows disposed between the first loop rows and composed of continuous loops extending in the warp direction, wherein each second loop row is formed of one or two or more loops solely including a second thread and one or two or more loops including the first thread, which are arranged alternately, at least three first loop rows are linked together by the first thread, and the bioabsorption rate of the first thread is lower than the bioabsorption rate of the second thread.本發明提供經編針織物及醫療材料，其等係藉由使由第2生體吸收性材料所成之絲於生體內經時被吸收，而可同時對於全部方向伸長，且可增大該伸長程度。本發明係一種經編針織物(10)，其係相鄰之線圈(loop)行彼此連結而成之經編針織物(10)，其係由含第1絲之於經方向連續線圈群所成之複數第1線圈行、與配置於該第1線圈行彼此間之於經方向連續線圈群所成之1或2以上之第2線圈行所成，該第2線圈行係使僅含第2絲之1或2以上之線圈與含第1絲之1或2以上之線圈交互重複而成者，該第1線圈行係由第1絲至少以3排列相互連結，且第1絲之生體吸收速度小於第2絲之生體吸收速度。
