suturing

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suturing - surgical joining of two surfaces surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" sewing, stitching - joining or attaching by stitches