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suture

N การ เย็บ แผล  stitching seam kan-yeb-pare

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUTURE

n.[L. sutura, from suo, to sew. ] 1. Literally, a sewing; hence, the uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.
2. The seam or joint which unites the bones of the skull; or the peculiar articulation or connection of those bones; as the coronal suture; the sagittal suture.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUTURE

Su "ture, n. Etym: [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or stitch: cf. F. suture. See Sew to unite with thread. ]

 

1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam.

 

2. (Surg.) (a ) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. (b ) The stitch by which the parts are united.

 

3. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.

 

4. (Bot. ) (a ) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a legume. (b ) A line resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a legume, which really corresponds to a midrib.

 

5. (Zoöl.) (a ) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent. (b ) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve shell. Glover's suture, Harmonic suture, etc. See under Glover, Harmonic, etc.

 

SUTURED

SUTURED Su "tured, a.

 

Defn: Having a suture or sutures; knit or united together. Pennant.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

suture

su ture |ˈso͞oCHər ˈsutʃər | noun 1 a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision. a thread or wire used for this. the action of stitching together the edges of a wound or incision. 2 a seamlike immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull. Zoology a similar junction, such as between the sclerites of an insect's body. Geology a line of junction formed by two crustal plates that have collided. verb [ with obj. ] stitch up (a wound or incision ) with a suture: the small incision was sutured. DERIVATIVES su tur al |-CHərəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sutura, from suere sew.

 

Oxford Dictionary

suture

suture |ˈsuːtʃə | noun 1 a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision. a thread or wire used for suturing a wound or incision. [ mass noun ] the action of stitching together the edges of a wound or incision. 2 a seam-like immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull. Zoology a similar junction, such as between the sclerites of an insect's body. Geology a line of junction formed by two crustal plates which have collided. verb [ with obj. ] stitch up (a wound or incision ) with a suture: the small incision was sutured. DERIVATIVES sutural adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from French, or from Latin sutura, from suere sew .

 

French Dictionary

suture

suture n. f. nom féminin Action de coudre les lèvres d ’une plaie; le résultat de cette action. : Des points de suture. Note Orthographique sutu r e.

 

suturer

suturer v. tr. verbe transitif Faire une suture. : Suturer une plaie avec un fil de soie. SYNONYME coudre . aimer Note Orthographique sutu r er.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

suture

su ture /súːtʃə r /名詞 1 U 〘医 〙(傷口の )縫合 .2 C 縫合用の糸 .3 C 解剖 (頭がい骨の )縫合線 ; (貝 豆などの )縫い目, 縫合線 .動詞 他動詞 傷口 〉を縫い合わせる .