Suture
01
a surgical seam made to close a wound or incision
Exempel
The doctor closed the cut with a suture.
Sutures were applied to repair the deep laceration.
02
a thread of wire, catgut, or silk used to stitch body tissues together
Exempel
He carefully threaded the needle with the suture before stitching.
Absorbable sutures reduce the need for later removal.
03
a seam-like joint where two bones are firmly joined, particularly in the skull
Exempel
The coronal suture connects the frontal and parietal bones.
Skull sutures fuse gradually with age.
to suture
01
to stitch tissues together using a surgical thread
Exempel
The surgeon sutured the laceration carefully.
The nurse assisted in suturing the deep cut.
