Medical Dictionary
1suture
noun su·ture \ˈsü-chər\
Medical Definition of SUTURE
1
a : a stitch made with a suture b : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body c : the act or process of sewing with sutures
2
a : the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull); also : such an articulation b : a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts
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