English dictionary

suture

/'s/u//tS//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

noun.body

Synonyms fibrous joint sutura

Source: WordNet 3.0
a seam used in surgery

noun.artifact

Synonyms surgical seam

Source: WordNet 3.0
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913