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suture

1. su.ture \'su:-ch*r\ n [MF & L; MF, fr. L sutura seam, suture, fr. sutus, 
   pp. of suere)X to sew - more at SEW 1a: a strand or fiber used to sew parts 
   of the living body  1b: a stitch made with a suture  1c: the act or process 
   of sewing with sutures  2a: a uniting of parts  2b: the seam or seamlike 
   line along which two things or parts are sewed or  united 3a: the line of 
   union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of  the skull); 
   also : such an articulation 3b: a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily 
   parts; esp : a line  of dehiscence (as on a fruit)
2. suture \'su:ch-(*-)rin\ vt or su.tur.ing : to unite, close, or secure 
   with sutures {~ a wound}