Associations to the word «Suture»
Noun
- Incision
- Graft
- Tendon
- Catheter
- Wound
- Cartilage
- Flap
- Surgeon
- Stitch
- Glue
- Implant
- Tissue
- Abdomen
- Closure
- Anesthesia
- Needle
- Surgery
- Artery
- Bowel
- Rib
- Mesh
- Thread
- Skin
- Whorl
- Skull
- Bleeding
- Intestine
- Donor
- Suture
- Procedure
- Nerve
- Muscle
- Defect
- Dressing
- Valve
- Repair
- Bone
- Collision
- Knot
- Infection
- Complication
- Periphery
- Segment
- Lobe
- Keel
- Patch
- Zone
- Spire
- Septum
- Sinus
- Staple
- Gaping
- Triassic
- Nylon
- Spiral
Adjective
Wiktionary
SUTURE, noun. A seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together.
SUTURE, noun. Thread used to sew two edges (especially of skin) together; stitch.
SUTURE, noun. (geology) An area where separate terranes join together along a major fault.
SUTURE, noun. (anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
SUTURE, noun. (anatomy) A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.
SUTURE, verb. (transitive) to sew up or join by means of a suture
Dictionary definition
SUTURE, noun. An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).
SUTURE, noun. A seam used in surgery.
SUTURE, noun. Thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together.
SUTURE, verb. Join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery".
Wise words
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all.