Main Entry: ¹su·ture

Pronunciation: \ˈsü-chər\

Function: noun

1 a : a stitch made with a suture

[suture illustration]

b : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body c : the act or process of sewing with sutures
2 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