A seam formed by sewing two edges together, especially to join pieces of skin in surgically treating a wound. / Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.

(transitive) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

plural of suture

simple past tense and past participle of suture

By means of a suture.

(botany, surgery) Of or pertaining to a suture

Sewed or knit together; united by a suture; stitched.

The creation of a suture; a stitching together.

plural of suturation

(surgery) The condition of being suturable