suture

• Существительное, обозначающее шов или ряд швов, используемых для закрытия раны или хирургического разреза, а также нить или материал, используемый для такого наложения швов.

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.

   Хирургический шов

   • 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.

   Synonymsclosureseamstitch

2. Surgical threadB2formalmedical

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

   Хирургическая нить

   • 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.

   Synonymsligaturestitch

3. Skull jointC1formalmedical

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

   Шов черепа

   • 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.

   Synonymsfibrous jointsutura

• Глагол, означающий зашивать рану или хирургический разрез с помощью иглы и нити.

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.

   Сшивать

   • 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.

   Synonymsclosesewstitch