suture

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈs(j)uː.tjə(ɹ)/, /ˈs(j)uː.tʃə(ɹ)/

Noun

suture (plural sutures)

1. A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
2. Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
3. (geology) An area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.
4. (anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
5. (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.
6. (botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

Translations

• French: suture
• German: Naht
• Italian: sutura
• Portuguese: sutura, ponto
• Russian: шов
• Spanish: sutura

Translations

• German: Faden
• Russian: шов
• Spanish: sutura

Verb

suture (sutures, present participle suturing; past and past participle sutured)

1. (transitive) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

Translations

• French: suturer
• German: nähen, vernähen
• Russian: сшива́ть
• Spanish: suturar

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