suture
UK/'su:tʃә/US
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Definitions
n.
A stitch or seam used to close a wound in surgery; an immovable joint between bones, especially in the skull.
缝合线，缝合处；（颅骨）骨缝
v.
To stitch or close a wound using surgical thread.
缝合（伤口）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsutureother
=suture
Common Collocations
- 1.place a suture缝合伤口
- 2.remove sutures拆线
- 3.dissolvable suture可吸收缝合线
- 4.cranial suture颅骨骨缝
Example Sentences
- 1.
The surgeon used dissolvable sutures to close the incision after the operation.
- 2.
The doctor carefully removed the sutures from the patient's wound one week later.
- 3.
Forensic scientists examined the cranial sutures to estimate the victim's age.