Suture

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsuː.tjÉ™(ɹ)/, /ˈsuː.tʃə(ɹ)/

Origin

From Latin sūtūra ("suture").

Noun

1. A seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together.
2. Thread used to sew two edges (especially of skin) together; stitch.
3. (geology) An area where separate terranes join together along a major fault.
4. (anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
5. (anatomy) A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.

Full definition of suture

Verb

1. (transitive) to sew up or join by means of a suture

Anagrams

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