What does suture mean?

n. Threads used to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.; v. To use thread to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.

suture

🇺🇸 /ˈsuːtʃər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsuːtʃə(r)/

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noun

Threads used to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.

The doctor used a suture to close the wound on her arm.

verb

To use thread to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.

After the surgery, the surgeon sutured the incision carefully.

Threads used to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.

To use thread to close a cut on the skin or inside the body.

3rd Present sutures

Past sutured

Perfect sutured

Progressive suturing

Plural sutures