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suture.

A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/[ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʃə]/ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/[ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʰjʊə]
  1. A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound.

  2. Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.

  3. An area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.

  4. A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.

  5. A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.

  6. The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

  7. The procedure by which a subject comes to be identified with its own representation, as in the identification of the speaker with the sign “I” within a certain discourse; (by extension) any process by which the content of something is determined or supplied from outside itself.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns).

verb/ˈs(j)uː.tʃə/[ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʃə]/ˈs(j)uː.tjʊə/[ˈs(j)ʊu̯.tʰjʊə]
  1. To sew up or join by means of a suture.

    also · figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns).

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