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What is the noun for suturing?

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suture
  1. A seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together.
  2. Thread used to sew two edges (especially of skin) together; stitch.
  3. (geology) An area where separate terrane join together along a major fault.
  4. (anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
  5. (anatomy) A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “After the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the suture to ensure that the incision was properly closed.”
sutures
  1. plural of suture
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Additional resorbable sutures were used to refix the tibionavicular and tibial spring ligaments.”
      “He needed to make sure the procedure was even feasible, that the tissue around a human ankle bone was soft enough to be penetrated by sutures.”
      “A zygomatic bone may also be tripartite, possessing extra sutures and accessory bones.”
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