suture

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsuː.tjə(r)/ or /ˈsuː.tʃə(r)/

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Noun

Singular suture

Plural sutures

sutures

Cranial Sutures

1. A suture is a seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
2. A suture is the thread used to sew or stitch two edges together.
3. (geology) A suture is an area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.
4. (botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

Verb

Plain form suture

Third-person singular sutures

Past tense sutured

Past participle sutured

Present participle suturing

1. (transitive) If you are suturing something, you are sewing up or joining it by means of a suture.