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sutura

suture

noun soo-TOO-rah Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Latin sutura, from suere (to sew).

Also means

stitch

Usage Note

Sutura is the medical term for a surgical stitch used to close a wound; the informal term is punto (stitch). It is also used in anatomy for the immovable joints between skull bones (sutura cranica). The plural is suture. The verb is suturare (to suture/stitch).

Examples

"Il medico ha applicato tre suture alla ferita."

Natural Translation

The doctor applied three sutures to the wound.

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