Suture Meaning
/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.
nounThread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
Sentence Examples
The surgeon's suture technique minimizes scarring.
The doctor made sure to suture the wound.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The surgeon carefully placed a ____ to close the deep wound and stop the bleeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor used a special type of ____ to close the deep wound on the patient's arm after the accident today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Although the sutures are difficult to trace, the supraoccipital contacts the parietal anteriorly at a tight interdigitated suture, and contacts the ophistotic posterolaterally at a straight suture."
— 2016 February 6, “Cranial Anatomy and Palaeoneurology of the Archosaur Riojasuchus tenuisceps from the Los Colorados Formation, La Rioja, Argentina”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
"It is also generally marked above by flexuose anastomosing black, indented lines, whence it appears as if insculpt with rivulose sutures."
— 1894, James M. Crombie, A Monograph of Lichens Found in Britain, page 329:
"The suture of science and philosophy constitutes an identification of philosophical thought and scientific objectivity that is unfortunately typical of contemporary so-called ‘analytic’ philosophy. […] Yet, the over-identification of philosophical tasks with science itself signifies a veritable retreat from philosophy itself."
— 2011, Tzuchien Tho, “Introduction: One Divides into Two? Dividing the Conditions”, in Alain Badiou, The Rational Kernel of the Hegelian Dialectic, →ISBN, page xix:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The surgeon carefully placed a ____ to close the deep wound and stop the bleeding.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor used a special type of ____ to close the deep wound on the patient's arm after the accident today.