Suture — synonyms, definition

1. suture (Noun)

fibrous joint surgical seam sutura

suture (Noun) — An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull).

suture (Noun) — A seam used in surgery.

suture (Noun) — Thread of catgut, silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together.

articulatio articulation joint seam thread yarn coronal suture frontal suture intermaxillary suture internasal suture interparietal suture lamboid suture occipitomastoid suture parietomastoid suture sagittal suture sutura coronalis sutura frontalis sutura intermaxillaris sutura internasalis sutura lamboidea sutura sagittalis catgut gut

2. suture (Verb)

suture (Verb) — Join with a suture. ex. "suture the wound after surgery"

seam