suture
/sooch r/ • noun 1 a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision. 2 a thread or wire used for this. 3 a seam-like junction between two parts, especially between bones of the skull. • verb stitch up with a suture. — ORIGIN Latin sutura, from suere ‘sew’.
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