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suture
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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.

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

sutur·al adj.
sutur·al·ly adv.

suture [ˈsuːtʃə]
n
1. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery
a.  catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfaces
b.  the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull (cranial suture)
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a seam or joining, as in sewing
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a line of junction in a mollusc shell, esp the line between adjacent chambers of a nautiloid shell
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a line marking the point of dehiscence in a seed pod or capsule
vb
(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) Surgery to join (the edges of a wound, etc.) by means of sutures
[from Latin sūtūra, from suere to sew]
sutural  adj
suturally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)suture - an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
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
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
Verb1.suture - join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"
seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress"
Translations
suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ]
A. Nsutura f
B. VTsuturar, coser
suture [ˈsuːtʃər] nsuture f
suture (Med)
nNaht f
vt(ver)nähen
suture [ˈsuːtʃəʳ] n (Med) → sutura


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