Medical Dictionary
purse–string suture
noun \ˈpərs-ˌstriŋ-\
Medical Definition of PURSE-STRING SUTURE
: a surgical suture passed as a running stitch in and out along the edge of a circular wound in such a way that when the ends of the suture are drawn tight the wound is closed like a purse
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