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suture 1. Surgery a. catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfaces b. the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces 2. Anatomy a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull (cranial suture) 3. Zoology a line of junction in a mollusc shell, esp the line between adjacent chambers of a nautiloid shell 4. Botany a line marking the point of dehiscence in a seed pod or capsule suture [′sü·chər] (biology) A distinguishable line of union between two closely united parts. (medicine) A fine thread used to close a wound or surgical incision. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Using the tongue-in-groove technique to improve nasal-tip stability, (3) the surgeon secures the entire CSEG between the medial crura by placing two 5-0 PDS sutures and three 4-0 chromic sutures through-and-through the nasal vestibular skin (figure 6). A two-layer muscle/mucosa closure reduces the likelihood of gingival recession, with a few interrupted stitches in the muscle tissue and the mucosa closed with a running chromic suture. After graft placement, the incisions are closed with two interrupted 5-0 chromic sutures. |
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