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sutured

Variant of suture

noun

    1. the act of joining together by or as by sewing
    2. the line along which such a joining is made
  1. Anat. the joining together, or the irregular line of junction, of certain vertebrate bones, esp. of the skull
  2. Bot.
    1. a seam formed when two parts unite
    2. a line of dehiscence along which a fruit, as a pod or capsule, splits
  3. 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

transitive verb sutured, suturing

to join together with or as with sutures

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