suture

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
noun a seam used in surgery
noun thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

From Middle English suture, from Latin sūtūra (“suture”), from suere (“sew, join or tack together”) + -tūra (forms action nouns).

We've got to get these sutures in. — 'Smiles': A Rose of the Cumberlands, Eliot H. (Eliot Harlow) Robinson
"Needs quiet," grunted the medic, "and a few sutures. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Skin closed with interrupted vertical mattress sutures of black silk. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

sutura, fibrous joint

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