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)
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Examples of suture in a Sentence
Verb
The surgeon sutured the incision.
the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound
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Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The breastbone is then sewn back together with small wires, and the muscles and skin on the chest wall are closed with sutures.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
If the body has suffered an injury, Sweeney will suture the wound together, then use mortuary wax and cosmetics to smooth it over.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Such attributes have attracted engineers wishing to devise synthetic imitations to advance tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, surgical sutures, biodegradable packaging and biosensors.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The breastbone is then sewn back together with small wires, and the muscles and skin on the chest wall are closed with sutures.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
And when Jay Rubin translated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1995), roughly 25,000 words were left on the cutting-room floor, while hefty structural changes were required to suture the remaining text together.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
If the body has suffered an injury, Sweeney will suture the wound together, then use mortuary wax and cosmetics to smooth it over.
—Mike Winters,gene Kim, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Suture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suture. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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