Definition of suture
1a : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also : a stitch made with a sutureb : the act or process of sewing with sutures
2a : a uniting of partsb : the seam or seamlike line along which two things or parts are sewed or united
3a : the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull); also : such an articulationb : a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts; especially : a line of dehiscence (as on a fruit)
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Origin and Etymology 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
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Examples of suture in a Sentence
The surgeon sutured the incision.
the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound
First Known Use of suture
1777
SUTURE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of suture for English Language Learners
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medical : a stitch or a series of stitches used to close a cut or wound
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Definition of suture for English Language Learners
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medical : to sew together (a cut, wound, etc.) : to close (something) with a suture
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Medical Definition of suture
1a: a stitch made with a sutureb: a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living bodyc: the act or process of sewing with sutures
2a: the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull); also : such an articulationb: a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts
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