sutures 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of suture
as in stitches
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound

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sutures

2 of 2

noun

plural of suture

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  • Trillium seeds have external attachments that ants like to eat.
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
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    Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Sutures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sutures. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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