- suture line
- 1. a line of juncture where parts of the body, internal or external, interface or converge. 2. systиme sйcant.
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suture line
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Suture (geology) — A suture is in structural geology a major fault zone through an orogen or mountain range. Sutures separate terranes: tectonic units that have different plate tectonic, metamorphic and paleogeographic histories. Overview Before the two units were… … Wikipedia
Suture — Su ture, n. [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suture — [so͞o′chər] n. [L sutura < sutus, pp. of suere, to SEW] 1. a) the act of joining together by or as by sewing b) the line along which such a joining is made 2. Anat. the joining together, or the irregular line of junction, of certain vertebrate … English World dictionary
suture — Line of opening or dehiscence of a closed structure, e.g. as in cycad microsporangia … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… … Medical dictionary
Suture (anatomical) — In anatomy, a suture is a fairly rigid joint between two or more hard elements of an animal, without significant overlap. Sutures are found in a wide range of animals, from the Cambrian period to the present day. Hence they are formed by several… … Wikipedia
suture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin sutura seam, suture, from sutus, past participle of suere to sew more at sew Date: 15th century 1. a. a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
suture — sutural, adj. suturally, adv. /sooh cheuhr/, n., v., sutured, suturing. n. 1. Surg. a. a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process. b. a particular method of doing this. c. one of the stitches or… … Universalium
suture — Either transverse or longitudinal, weakly sclerotized line or seam on the carapace [Perez Farfante and Kensley, 1997]. In cirripeds (Balanomorpha, Verrucomorpha), line or seam at juncture of two compartment plates; also articulation line between… … Crustacea glossary
suture — /ˈsutʃə / (say soohchuh) noun 1. Surgery a. a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process. b. a particular method of doing this. c. one of the stitches or fastenings employed. 2. Anatomy a. the line o …
