suture

UK
/ˈsjuːtʃə/
US
/ˈsuːtʃɚ/
suturenoun
sutures
pl
UK
/ˈsjuːtʃə/
US
/ˈsuːtʃɚ/
Translations
The doctor carefully placed a suture to close the incision after the surgery.
Le médecin a soigneusement placé une suture pour refermer l'incision après l'opération.
sutureAnatomie.
The coronal suture is the joint that connects the frontal bone to the parietal bones in the skull.
La suture coronale est l'articulation qui relie l'os frontal aux os pariétaux du crâne.
sutureBotanique.
When the pea pod is ripe, it opens cleanly along its dorsal suture.
Lorsque la gousse de pois est mûre, elle s'ouvre nettement le long de sa suture dorsale.
Additional translations
fil de sutureMédecine.
Definitions
A stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
The doctor carefully placed a suture to close the incision after the surgery.
A seam-like immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull.
The coronal suture is the joint that connects the frontal bone to the parietal bones in the skull.
A thread or wire used for surgical stitching.
The surgeon selected a fine suture to ensure minimal scarring.
A seam or line along which a seed pod, shell, or similar structure naturally splits, or the junction between whorls of a gastropod shell.
When the pea pod is ripe, it opens cleanly along its dorsal suture.
sutureverb
sutured
Past Simple
sutured
Past Participle
suturing
ing-form
UK
/ˈsuː.tʃə/
US
/ˈsuː.tʃɚ/
Translations
suturerMédecine.
The surgeon skillfully sutured the patient's wound after the operation.
Le chirurgien a suturé habilement la plaie du patient après l'opération.
Definitions
To stitch together the edges of a wound or incision.
The surgeon skillfully sutured the patient's wound after the operation.
sutureadjective
Attributive use: e.g., "suture material", "suture needle"
Translations
de sutureMédecine; se dit de ce qui sert à suturer.
The nurse prepared the suture instruments for the operation.
L'infirmière a préparé les instruments de suture pour l'opération.
Definitions
Relating to or used for suturing.
The nurse prepared the suture instruments for the operation.