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suture

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1. suture - Noun

2. suture - Verb

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The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.

The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.

The stitch by which the parts are united.

The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.

The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume.

A line resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a legume, which really corresponds to a midrib.

The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent.

A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell.

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suture the wound after surgery Source: Internet

A cross section of the medial suture, where two halves of the diabolical ironclad beetle's elytra meet, shows the puzzle piece configuration that's among the keys to the insect's incredible durability. Source: Internet

The follicle opens to release the seed by splitting along the suture, and in some species each valve splits too. Source: Internet

It must be noted that both laparoscopy tubal ligations and cholecystectomies may be performed using suturing and tying, thus further reducing the expensive cost of single and multiclips (when compared to suture). Source: Internet

The keyhole surgery uses bone, muscle, and a suture to seal up the hole. Source: Internet

Zavattieri explained that the suture acts like a jigsaw puzzle, connecting the creature’s various exoskeletal blades in the abdomen, which lock to prevent themselves from pulling out. Source: Internet

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