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Word: Suture
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sutura, from suere ‘sew’
ˈs(j)uːtʃə
a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision
Short Definition:stitch or row of stitches holding together edges of wound or surgical incision
Examples:- sutures are removed on the 5th to 7th day after the operation
an immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull.
Short Definition:immovable junction between two bones
Word: Suture
Speech Type: Verb
ˈs(j)uːtʃə
stitch up (a wound or incision) with a suture
Short Definition:stitch up wound or incision with suture
Examples:- the small incision was sutured
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