sutures 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of suture
as in stitches
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches the doctor cleaned, sutured, and bandaged the wound

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sutures

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noun

plural of suture

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“Sutures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sutures. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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