suture meaning

suture as a noun

1. an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

   Synonyms: sutura, fibrous joint

   Type of: joint

   Kinds: coronal suture, frontal suture, intermaxillary suture, internasal suture, lamboid suture, occipitomastoid suture, parietomastoid suture, sagittal suture

2. a seam used in surgery

   Synonyms: surgical seam

   Type of: seam

3. thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

   Type of: thread

suture as a verb

1. join with a suture
   • suture the wound after surgery

   Type of: seam

   Related forms: suturing

suture in a sentence

• Many doctors are using some form of absorbable sutures.
• The surgeon's suture technique minimizes scarring.
• The doctor made sure to suture the wound.
• The sutures will be removed a week after the operation.
• I have to get sutures.

How to pronounce suture

suture is pronounced /ˈsutʃɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with suture

• future