Definition of "suture" [su•ture]

• The process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by or as if by sewing. (noun)
• The material, such as thread, gut, or wire, that is used in this procedure. (noun)
• The line or stitch so formed. (noun)
• Medicine The fine thread or other material used surgically to close a wound or join tissues. (noun)
• Medicine The stitch so formed. (noun)

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• "errr..suture to real patient okey! but i just learned it once and never practicing it even on the suture kit."
• "It was necessary to calculate the exact length of the vascular pedicle, for tension on an arterial or venous suture is a dangerous thing."
• "Each stitch of the continuous suture is made larger on the vein than on the artery, and the size of the vein is thus progressively reduced and a good union ensured."