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    suture
    /ˈs(j)uːtʃə/

    noun

    • 1. 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"
    • 2. an immovable junction between two bones, such as those of the skull.

    verb

    • 1. stitch up (a wound or incision) with a suture: "the small incision was sutured"

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  2. obgyn.mhmedical.com › contentChapter 1: Needles, Sutures, and Knots - McGraw Hill Medical

    Characteristics of surgical needles include their attachment to the suture, the shape of the tip, the suture lever in tissue, and the curve of the needle. Surgical needles consist of three structural parts: the point or tip, the body, and the swage or eye.

  3. accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com › contentThe Percutaneous Purse-String Suture | Atlas of Suturing...

    Jul 11, 2024 · Application. As with the buried purse-string closure, this technique is designed to use circumferential tissue advancement to either shrink the size of a defect or obviate it entirely, depending on the degree of tension and the size of the defect.

  4. libraryguides.mayo.edu › cWound Care - Nursing - Guides at Mayo Clinic

    Jul 5, 2024 · Lippincott Procedures. Click on All Nursing, then Specialty (Advanced Practice, Ambulatory Care, Critical Care, Emergency, Home Care, Hospice, Long Term Care, Maternal-Neonatal, Medical-Surgical, Neonatal Critical Care, Oncology, Pediatric, Pediatric Critical Care) then Skin and Wound Care. Dermatology also available.

  5. accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com › contentChapter 5.12: The Cruciate Mattress Suture - McGraw Hill Medical

    Jul 11, 2024 · This is an infrequently used technique that is a hybrid between a simple interrupted suture, a mattress suture, and a simple running suture. It is useful when the benefits of interrupted sutures—especially the frequent knot placement leading to a more secure closure—is desired.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › mattress sutureMattress suture Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

    Jul 2, 2024 · The meaning of MATTRESS SUTURE is a surgical stitch in which the suture is passed back and forth through both edges of a wound so that the needle is reinserted each time on the side of exit and passes through to the side of insertion —called also mattress stitch.

  7. accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com › contentChapter 5.16: The Vertical Mattress Suture - McGraw Hill Medical

    Jul 11, 2024 · When the goal of the vertical mattress suture placement is solely to encourage wound-edge eversion, fine-gauge suture material may be used on the extremities as well.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suturaSutura - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 11, 2024 · Definitions of sutura. noun. an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) synonyms: fibrous joint, suture. see more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › suturingSuturing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jun 20, 2024 · noun. surgical joining of two surfaces. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Suturing." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/suturing. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. suturing. suture sutures. the "suture" family.

  10. dermatology.mhmedical.com › contentThe Simple Buried Dermal Suture | Atlas of Suturing Techniques...

    On the face and ears, a 5-0 absorbable suture may be used, and on the distal extremities, a 4-0 suture is generally adequate. Using this technique, a 3-0 absorbable suture works well on the back.

  11. med.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Anatomy_and_Physiology6.3: The Skull - Medicine LibreTexts

    Figure 6.3.16 6.3. 16: Sutures of the Skull. Sutures represent the immovable joints found between skull bones. In the superior view the coronal, sagittal and lambdoid sutures are visible. A lateral view of the skull shows the coronal, squamous, and lambdoid sutures. A posterior view shows the sagittal, lambdoid, and squamous sutures.