to suture
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7.3
- verb
- /ˈsuːtʃər/
- Specialized
:
suturar
- Following the injection, the craniotomy was sealed with cyanoacrylate and the skin sutured.
- suture the wound
- suture together
- sutured it closed
So I have, you know, I, I can, I can suture up a prolapsed cow.
- So I have, you know, I, I can, I can suture up a prolapsed cow.
- And then, yeah, screw, screw in the implant and then skin flap and then suture and then you're out.
- He made an incision and then made a pocket and slid the thing up and sutured it up.
- Each intramuscular vessel was sutured with fine vascular stitches while the anesthesia staff rotated warm blankets on his torso to ward off hypothermia.
- Because when they teach those folks how to suture, they also teach them how to stitch their self worth to being all powerful.
Examples
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- Why haven't his eyes been sutured shut?
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A Penrose drain was placed in the wound and sutured to the skin.
Academic text (2005) -
Now l just need to suture it up.
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We need to suture that.
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It's not infected, but I'll need to suture this.
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Well, I sutured the wounds.
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Suture the tear direct, or use a Dacron graft.
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Here, the doctors or Medici would be able to extract arrows, suture wounds, perform surgeries, and provide a wide range of care.
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The flap is sutured to the pectoral fascia, and the pillars are sutured together.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor will suture the incision after the surgery is complete.
Synonyms
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2.5
To join or repair cloth with a needle and thread
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2.3
To join two pieces of cloth with a needle and thread
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3.9
To sew a hole or loose edge to make clothing whole again
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9.9
To join two tubes like blood vessels so liquid can flow through
To join the edges of a cut or wound very closely
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.0
A joint at the top of the skull where the frontal and parietal bones meet
- Specialized
A line where the two front skull bones meet that usually closes by age six
- Specialized
A zigzag joint at the back of the skull between the occipital and parietal bones
- Specialized
A joint that connects the two bones on the top sides of the skull and does not move
- Specialized
A line where the top side of the skull joins the bony area behind the ear
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb suture comes from Latin suere 'to sew', just like the English verb sew, so to suture is to 'sew' tissue or skin together with stitches.