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suture
[soo-cher]
noun
Surgery.
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process.
a particular method of doing this.
one of the stitches or fastenings employed.
Anatomy.
the line of junction of two bones, especially of the skull, in an immovable articulation.
the articulation itself.
Zoology, Botany.the junction or line of junction of contiguous parts, as the line of closure between the valves of a bivalve shell, a seam where carpels of a pericarp join, etc.
a seam as formed in sewing; a line of junction between two parts.
a sewing together or a joining as by sewing.
verb (used with object)
to unite by or as by a suture.
suture
/ ˈːʃə /
noun
surgery
catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfaces
Also called: seam.the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces
anatomy a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull ( cranial suture )
a seam or joining, as in sewing
zoology a line of junction in a mollusc shell, esp the line between adjacent chambers of a nautiloid shell
botany a line marking the point of dehiscence in a seed pod or capsule
verb
(tr) surgery to join (the edges of a wound, etc) by means of sutures
Other 51Թ Forms
- sutural adjective
- suturally adverb
- presutural adjective
- unsutured adjective
- ˈܳٳܰ adverb
- ˈܳٳܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of suture1
Example Sentences
"There'll be rapid tests, suture kits, syringes, oxygen supplies, vaccines and a small fridge for storing medicines," it explained in a statement.
John bragged about my sutures to everybody in boot camp and then asked me to demonstrate.
Black with an oval-shaped body, they have some similarities to modern-day whiteflies -- such as the shape and colour -- but differ in that all the segments of the body are distinctly defined by deep sutures.
While suturing another patient after childbirth, the lawsuit states, Brock told her, “I’m going to make you a virgin again, by stitching you tighter. Believe me, your husband will thank me.”
Nearly a dozen patients alleged unnecessary suturing or crude comments about it: Brock told several plaintiffs he inserted an “extra stitch” in their perineal areas to make them “tighter” after childbirth, the lawsuit said.
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