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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
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