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suture

UK
/ˈsjuːtʃə/
US
/ˈsuːtʃɚ/

Translations

suturenoun
sutures
pl
UK
/ˈsjuːtʃə/
US
/ˈsuːtʃɚ/
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.
Synonyms
stitch
seam
join
connection
bond
sutureverb
sutured
Past Simple
sutured
Past Participle
suturing
Gerund
UK
/ˈsuː.tʃə/
US
/ˈsuː.tʃɚ/
suturerMédecine.
The surgeon skillfully sutured the patient's wound after the operation.
Le chirurgien a suturé habilement la plaie du patient après l'opération.
Synonyms
stitch
sew
bind
fasten
join
sutureadjective
Attributive use: e.g., "suture material", "suture needle"
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

suturenoun
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
To stitch together the edges of a wound or incision.
The surgeon skillfully sutured the patient's wound after the operation.
sutureadjective
Relating to or used for suturing.
The nurse prepared the suture instruments for the operation.
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