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suture

su·ture

UK/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/ US/ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʃə/ uncommon
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.

a seam used in surgery

Synonyms
3.

thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

verb

1.

join with a suture

  • “suture the wound after surgery”

Origin

From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns).

Phrases

  • coaptation suture
  • coronal suture
  • frontal suture
  • glover's suture
  • lambdoid suture
  • metopic suture
  • sagittal suture
  • squamosal suture

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