ˈsju:tʃə n. & v. --n. 1
Surgery a
the joining of the edges of a wound or
incision by stitching. b the
thread or
wire used
for this. 2 the seamlike
junction of
two bones,
esp. in the
skull. 3
Bot. & Zool. a
similar junction of parts. --v.tr. Surgery
stitch up (a wound or incision)
with a suture. øøsutural adj. sutured adj. [F suture or L sutura f. suere sutsew]