suturing

English Thesaurus

1. surgical joining of two surfaces (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sewing, stitching,
definition	:	joining or attaching by stitches (noun.act)

part meronym	:	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process,
definition	:	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)

derivation	:	suture,
definition	:	join with a suture (verb.contact)

derivation	:	suture,
definition	:	join with a suture (verb.contact)