noun

suture

suture, stitch

The doctor removed the sutures after a week.

The doctor removed the sutures after a week.

((a/the)) suture a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision The doctor removed the sutures.

Synonyms: stitch, seam

From Latin 'sutura' (a seam), from 'suere' (to sew).

Think of the word 'sew'. A suture is a medical way of sewing a wound.

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