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What does suture mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word suture? Here's what it means.

Noun
  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.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To sew up or join by means of a suture.
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