suture
noun
[ ˈsuːtʃə ]
• a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
• "sutures are removed on the 5th to 7th day after the operation"
• an immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull.
suture
verb
• stitch up (a wound or incision) with a suture.
• "the small incision was sutured"
Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sutura, from suere ‘sew’.
