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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-cher]
- /ˈsu tʃər/
- /ˈsuː.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-cher]
- /ˈsu tʃər/
Definitions of suture word
- noun suture Surgery. a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process. a particular method of doing this. one of the stitches or fastenings employed. 1
- noun suture Anatomy. the line of junction of two bones, especially of the skull, in an immovable articulation. the articulation itself. 1
- noun suture Zoology, Botany. the junction or line of junction of contiguous parts, as the line of closure between the valves of a bivalve shell, a seam where carpels of a pericarp join, etc. 1
- noun suture a seam as formed in sewing; a line of junction between two parts. 1
- noun suture a sewing together or a joining as by sewing. 1
- verb with object suture to unite by or as by a suture. 1
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Origin of suture
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin sūtūra seam, suture, equivalent to sūt(us) (past participle of suere to sew1) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Suture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for suture
noun suture
- conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
- copula — A copula is the same as a linking verb.
- gusset — a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Compare godet (def 1), gore3 (def 1).
- hyphen — a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
- joint — the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture.
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