suture
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1. thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | thread, yarn, |
| definition | : | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun.artifact) |
| substance holonym | : | catgut, gut, |
| definition | : | a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery (noun.artifact) |
2. a seam used in surgery (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | seam, |
| definition | : | joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces (noun.artifact) |
3. an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | articulatio, articulation, joint, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | frontal suture, sutura frontalis, |
| definition | : | the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | occipitomastoid suture, |
| definition | : | the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | parietomastoid suture, |
| definition | : | the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones (noun.body) |
4. join with a suture (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | seam, |
| definition | : | put together with a seam (verb.contact) |
5. thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | suture, suture, |
| definition | : | join with a suture (verb.contact) |
6. join with a suture (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | suturing, |
| definition | : | surgical joining of two surfaces (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | suture, |
| definition | : | thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact) |
7. thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | suture, suture, |
| definition | : | join with a suture (verb.contact) |
8. join with a suture (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | suturing, |
| definition | : | surgical joining of two surfaces (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | suture, |
| definition | : | thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together (noun.artifact) |
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