suture Definition

suture
noun

1a. A stitch that joins the edges of a wound, surgical incision, etc together;
1b. The joining of such edges together;
1c. The thread, wire, etc that is used for this.
2. anatomy.
The junction or meeting point of two non-articulating bones, eg in the skull.

verb

sutured, suturing
1. To sew up (a wound, surgical incision, etc).

Etymology: 16c: French, from Latin sutura, from suere to sew.