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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like.
The surgeon took special care with his suture of the wound. |
| definition 2: |
a stitch or fastener employed in this act.
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| definition 3: |
the thread, fiber, wire, or the like that is used to close a wound in this way.
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| definition 4: |
in anatomy, the connecting line in an immovable joint, esp. between the bones of the skull, or the joint itself.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sutures, suturing, sutured |
| definition: |
to close or join together with stitches or other sutures.
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| derivation: |
sutural (adj.) |
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