noun

1. 1. the act of joining together by or as by sewing
   2. the line along which such a joining is made
2. Anat. the joining together, or the irregular line of junction, of certain vertebrate bones, esp. of the skull
3. Bot.
   1. a seam formed when two parts unite
   2. a line of dehiscence along which a fruit, as a pod or capsule, splits
4. Surgery
   1. the act or method of joining together the two edges of a wound or incision by stitching or similar means
   2. any material, as gut, thread, wire, etc., so used
   3. a single loop or knot of such material made in suturing

Etymology: L sutura < sutus, pp. of suere, to sew

transitive verb sutured -·tured, suturing -·tur·ing