suture
Definitions
- noun an edit that makes two filmed shots appear continuous, ‘stitching up’ the gap between them
Medical
- noun a fixed joint where two bones are fused together, especially the bones in the skull
- noun a procedure for attaching the sides of an incision or wound with thread, so that healing can take place.
- noun a thread used for attaching the sides of a wound so that they can heal
- verb to attach the sides of a wound or incision together with thread so that healing can take place.
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