1
a
: a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
also
: a stitch made with a suture
b
: the act or process of sewing with sutures
2
a
: a uniting of parts
b
: the seam or seamlike line along which two things or parts are sewed or united
3
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
especially
: a line of dehiscence (as on a fruit)
Synonyms
Examples of suture in a Sentence
Verb
The surgeon sutured the incision.
the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound
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Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 1 July 2024
The success of the surgery depends on the shoelace suture.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Hillary Brown also assisted in her own procedures by suturing her skin back together.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 18 June 2024
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Noun
After an episiotomy is performed, your doctor or midwife will repair the perineum by stitching the wound closed with dissolvable sutures (also called absorbable sutures).
—Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 1 July 2024
The success of the surgery depends on the shoelace suture.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Verb
The vet snipped them off, sutured the wound and sewed the incision shut.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
Hillary Brown also assisted in her own procedures by suturing her skin back together.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 18 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for suture
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suture
1 of 2 noun
su·ture
ˈsü-chər 
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
: the line of connection in an immovable joint (as between the bones of the skull)
also
: such a joint
suture
2 of 2 verb
sutured; suturing
ˈsüch-(ə-)riŋ
: to unite, close, or secure with sutures
suture a wound
Medical Definition
suture
1 of 2 noun
su·ture
ˈsü-chər
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
suture
2 of 2 transitive verb
sutured; suturing
ˈsüch-(ə-)riŋ
: to unite, close, or secure with sutures
suture a wound
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