suture

Noun

suture; stitch

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of suturer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of suturer:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sy.tyʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sūtūra

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin sūtūra (“suture”). Compare couture.

Concepts

suture

stitch

seam

sutures

sewing

sutura

fibrous joint

surgical seam

Synonyms

couture

soudure