1. An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
   - sutura, fibrous joint 
2. A seam used in surgery
   - surgical seam 
3. Thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

1. Join with a suture
   "suture the wound after surgery"

Derived forms: sutures, sutured, suturing

See also: suturing

Type of: articulatio, articulation, joint, seam, thread, yarn

Encyclopedia: Suture

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