suture

/sˈuːt‍ʃɐ/

/ˈsutʃɝ/

Suture

thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

a seam used in surgery

an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

to suture

MAIN VERB

join with a suture

Examples

1. And then suture the abdominal lining.

2. The scleral flap is then sutured loosely back in place.

3. The doctor briefly closes the skin of the abdomen with sutures.

4. No doctor would perform sutures like that.