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      suture
      noun
      thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
      a seam used in surgery
      an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
      verb
      join with a suture
      Roots
      suosut- · Latin · sew
      Synonyms for suture
      stitchnseamnstitcheryn
      Words related to suture
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