/ English Dictionary

SUTURE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("suture" is a kind of...):

thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)

Meronyms (substance of "suture"):

catgut; gut (a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)

Derivation:

suture (join with a suture)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A seam used in surgery

Synonyms:

surgical seam; suture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("suture" is a kind of...):

seam (joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces)

Derivation:

suture (join with a suture)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

Synonyms:

fibrous joint; sutura; suture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("suture" is a kind of...):

articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suture"):

coronal suture; sutura coronalis (the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull)

frontal suture; sutura frontalis (the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6))

intermaxillary suture; sutura intermaxillaris (the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone)

internasal suture; sutura internasalis (the suture between the two nasal bones)

lamboid suture; sutura lamboidea (the suture between the occipital and parietal bones)

occipitomastoid suture (the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture)

parietomastoid suture (the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones)

interparietal suture; sagittal suture; sutura sagittalis (the suture uniting the two parietal bones)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Join with a suture

Example:

suture the wound after surgery

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "suture" is one way to...):

seam (put together with a seam)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

suture (thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)

suture (a seam used in surgery)

suturing (surgical joining of two surfaces)

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