suture in French
suture in French is suture, suturer — suture means a stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.
suture in French
suture
(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.
suturer
(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.
What does "suture" mean?
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noun A stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.
"The surgeon closed the incision with a row of neat sutures."
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noun A seam-like line where two parts join, such as the joints between plates of the skull or the segments of a shell.
"The sutures of the skull fuse together as a baby grows."
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verb To close a wound by stitching it.
"The vet sutured the dog's leg after removing the splinter."
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suture in a sentence
- The surgeon closed the incision with a row of neat sutures.
- The nurse removed the sutures once the cut had healed.
- The sutures of the skull fuse together as a baby grows.
- The vet sutured the dog's leg after removing the splinter.
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What is "suture" in French?
"suture" in French is suture, suturer. suture means: A stitch, or the thread used to make it, that closes a wound or surgical cut.
How do you use "suture" in a sentence?
Example: "The surgeon closed the incision with a row of neat sutures." In French, "suture" is suture, suturer.
Are there other ways to say "suture" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "suture": suture, suturer.
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