I. ˈsü-chər noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin sutura seam, suture, from sutus, past participle of suere to sew — more at sew
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body ; also : a stitch made with a suture
b. : the act or process of sewing with sutures
2.
a. : a uniting of parts
b. : the seam or seamlike line along which two things or parts are sewed or united
3.
a. : the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull) ; also : such an articulation
b. : a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts ; especially : a line of dehiscence (as on a fruit)
• su·tur·al ˈsü-chə-rəl, ˈsüch-rəl adjective
• su·tur·al·ly -rə-lē adverb
II. transitive verb
( su·tured ; su·tur·ing ˈsü-chə-riŋ, ˈsüch-riŋ)
Date: 1777
: to unite, close, or secure with sutures
suture a wound