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Meaning of
suture
in English
suture
us
//ˈsʊtʃər//
uk
//ˈsʊtʃər//
#uncommon
Plural
sutures
Past Tense
sutured
Participle Verb
suturing
Third Person Singular
sutures
Definitions
Noun
a
sewn
seam
in
skin
or
fabric
;
joins
two
edges
The
doctor
carefully
closed
the
wound
with
a
suture
.
thread
for
sewing
or
stitching
edges
together
The
nurse
used
a
strong
suture
to
repair
the
torn
fabric
.
a
fibrous
joint
in
the
skull
(
bound
by
Sharpey's
fibres
)
The
suture
in
the
skull
is
a
complex
structure
.
a
line
or
seam
between
segments
(
e
.
g
.
crustacean
shells
)
The
crab's
shell
has
a
visible
suture
between
its
segments
.
Verb
to
join
tissues
with
thread
(
medical
context
)
The
surgeon
will
suture
the
incision
after
the
operation
.
