suture

• Substantiv, das eine Naht oder eine Reihe von Nähten bezeichnet, mit denen eine Wunde oder ein chirurgischer Schnitt verschlossen wird, sowie den Faden oder das Material, das für solche Nähte verwendet wird.

A noun referring to a stitch or a series of stitches used to close a wound or surgical incision, or the thread or material used for such stitching.

1. Surgical stitchB2formalmedical

   A stitch or series of stitches made to close a wound or surgical incision.

   Chirurgische Naht

   • The doctor removed the sutures after ten days.
   • She needed five sutures to close the cut on her arm.
   • The surgeon used absorbable sutures for the internal wound.

   Synonymeclosureseamstitch

2. Surgical threadB2formalmedical

   The thread, catgut, silk, or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together.

   Chirurgisches Nahtmaterial

   • The nurse handed the surgeon a sterile suture.
   • Different types of sutures are used for different tissues.
   • The suture material must be strong and flexible.

   Synonymeligaturestitch

3. Skull jointC1formalmedical

   An immovable joint, especially between the bones of the skull.

   Schädelnaht

   • The coronal suture connects the frontal and parietal bones.
   • The sutures of the skull fuse together as a person ages.
   • The doctor examined the cranial sutures on the X-ray.

   Synonymefibrous jointsutura

• Verb, das bedeutet, eine Wunde oder einen chirurgischen Schnitt mit Nadel und Faden zu vernähen.

A verb meaning to stitch up a wound or surgical incision using a needle and thread.

1. Join with a sutureC1formalmedical

   To stitch up a wound or incision using a surgical thread or material.

   Nähen

   • The surgeon carefully sutured the deep cut on the patient's arm.
   • After the operation, the doctor sutured the incision to promote healing.
   • She learned how to suture wounds during her medical training.

   Synonymeclosesewstitch