suture

¹su·ture

noun \ˈsü-chər\

Definition of SUTURE

1

a : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also : a stitch made with a suture b : the act or process of sewing with sutures

2

a : a uniting of parts b : the seam or seamlike line along which two things or parts are sewed or united

3

a : the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull); also : such an articulation b : a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts; especially : a line of dehiscence (as on a fruit)

— su·tur·al \ˈsü-chə-rəl, ˈsüch-rəl\ adjective

— su·tur·al·ly \-rə-lē\ adverb

Origin of SUTURE

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin sutura seam, suture, from sutus, past participle of suere to sew — more at sew

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with SUTURE

future, moocher