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Sutures

noun
Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.nounA seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
2.nounThread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
3.nounAn area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.
4.nounA type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
5.nounA seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.
6.nounThe seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

Synonyms

surgical seamsuturapointsstitchesseamseamsseamlineclosurestitchingligaturestaplesraphe

Rhymes With

futures
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