[ 'su:tʃə ]
■ noun
1》 a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
↘a thread or wire used for this.
2》 the action of suturing.
3》 chiefly Anatomy a seam-like immovable junction between two parts, especially between bones of the skull.
■ verb stitch up with a ~.
Derivatives
sutural adjective
Origin
ME: from Fr., or from L. sutura , from suere 'sew'.