n 1 a  :  a stitch made with a suture  b  :  a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body  c  :  the act or process of sewing with sutures  2 a  :  the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull) : also  :  such an articulation  b  :  a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts
vt, su*tured  su*tur*ing   :  to unite, close, or secure with sutures < a wound>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hys·te·ria  Se·tar·ia  stria  zed·o·ary 
 
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