suture
suture Lexical Profile
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• noun
A stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision, or the specialized thread or filament used for this purpose.
"The doctor advised keeping the incision dry until the sutures could be removed next week."
An immovable fibrous joint connecting the bones of the skull, or a natural seam-like line of junction between two anatomical parts such as shell valves or plant carpels.
"In human infants, the cranial sutures remain flexible to allow for rapid brain growth."
A major geological fault zone found across continental landmasses where two distinct tectonic plates or terranes have collided and fused together.
"Geologists mapped the ancient suture in the mountain range to understand when the two continents collided."
• verb
To stitch up or join the edges of a wound or surgical incision using specialized medical thread.
"The surgeon carefully sutured the deep laceration on the patient's forearm."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle French suture, directly from Latin sutura ('a seam'), derived from the verb suere ('to sew'), which shares the same Indo-European root as the English word 'sew'.