suture (redirected from absorbable suture)

su·ture  (schr)

n.

1.

a. The process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by or as if by sewing.

b. The material, such as thread, gut, or wire, that is used in this procedure.

c. The line or stitch so formed.

2. Medicine

a. The fine thread or other material used surgically to close a wound or join tissues.

b. The stitch so formed.

3. Anatomy The line of junction or an immovable joint between two bones, especially of the skull.

4. Biology A seamlike joint or line of articulation, such as the line of dehiscence in a dry fruit or the spiral seam marking the junction of whorls of a gastropod shell.

tr.v. su·tured, su·tur·ing, su·tures

To join by means of sutures or a suture.

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[Middle English, from Latin stra, from stus, past participle of suere, to sew; see sy- in Indo-European roots.]

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sutur·al adj.

sutur·al·ly adv.

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suture [soo-tcher]

Noun

Surgery a stitch made with catgut or silk thread, to join the edges of a wound together [Latin suere to sew]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) fibrous joint, sutura coronal suture, sutura coronalis - the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull frontal suture, sutura frontalis - the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris - the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone internasal suture, sutura internasalis - the suture between the two nasal bones lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea - the suture between the occipital and parietal bones occipitomastoid suture - the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture parietomastoid suture - the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones interparietal suture, sagittal suture, sutura sagittalis - the suture uniting the two parietal bones articulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
	2.	suture - a seam used in surgery surgical seam seam - joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
	3.	suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together catgut, gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
Verb	1.	suture - join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery" seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress"

Translations

suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ] n → sutura

suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ] n → suture f

suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ] n → Naht f

suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ] n → sutura