suture

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Synonyms: future, sutura, puture, sture

Antonyms: future, sutura, puture, sture

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Noun

1. A [[seam]] formed by [[sew]]ing two edges together, especially to join pieces of [[skin]] in surgically treating a wound.
2. {{U|thread}} used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together.
3. {{lb|en|geology}} An area where separate [[terrane]] join together along a major [[fault]].
4. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A type of fibrous joint bound together by [[Sharpey's fibres]] which only occurs in the skull.
5. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A seam or line, such as that between the [[segment]]s of a [[crustacean]], between the [[whorl]]s of a [[univalve]] [[shell]], or where the [[elytra]] of a [[beetle]] meet.
6. {{lb|en|botany}} The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.
7. {{lb|en|philosophy|figurative}} The procedure by which a [[subject]] comes to be [[identify|identified]] with its own [[representation]], as in the identification of the [[speaker]] with the [[sign]] “[[I#Pronoun|I]]” within a certain discourse; {{lb|en|by extension}} any process by which the content of something is [[determine]]d or [[supply|supplied]] from outside itself.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|also|figurative}} To [[sew up]] or [[join]] by means of a suture.

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