ETYM Latin sutura, from suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. French suture. Related to Sew to unite with thread.
1. A seam used in surgery; SYN. surgical seam.
2. An immovable fibrous joint (especially between the bones of the skull); SYN. sutura.
3. Thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together.
Stitching up of wound; seamlike joint between parts.
Any thread or wire used in surgery to stitch together the edges of a wound or incision. Also, the stitch itself.
1. Assemblage de deux choses qui se fait par le moyen de l'aiguille avec du fil.
2. Ensemble des métiers qui concerne la fabrication de vêtements.
3. La conception des vêtements selon la mode. Haute couture.
(Chirurgie) Couture.