Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 12 compound words that contain suture. The most common are listed below. Open suture in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- sagittal sutureA dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the two parietal bones of the skull.
- lambdoid sutureA dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull that connects the parietal and temporal bones with the occipital bone.
- frontal sutureA fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children.
- squamous sutureSynonym of squamosal suture: A cranial suture arching backwards from the pterion.
- coronal sutureThe line of junction between the frontal bone and the two parietal bones of the skull.
- purse-string sutureA surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes, much like a traditional drawstring purse.
- metopic sutureSynonym of frontal suture: A fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children.
- squamosal sutureA cranial suture arching backwards from the pterion.
- coaptation sutureA superficial suture of the skin only.
- pursestring sutureAlternative form of purse-string suture: A surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes …
- glover's sutureA kind of running suture, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.
Compound words 12
- missutureTo suture improperly.
- osteosutureA surgery in which fragments of broken bone are sutured together.
- suturelessWithout sutures.
- suturelikeResembling or characteristic of a suture.
- hydrosutureA suture within the aqueous humour of the eye
- microsutureA very small suture used in microsurgery
- multisutureInvolving more than one suture.
- resutureA second or subsequent suture.
- suturableSuitable for suture.
- suturationThe creation of a suture; a stitching together.