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suture suture - thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together. catgut, gut - a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery. thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.
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- synthetic absorbable suture an absorbable suture produced from strands of polymers; the most commonly used materials are polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) and polyglycolic acid (Dexon); the latter is more rapidly absorbed.uture. 1. sutura. 2. a stitch or series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound; used also as a verb to indicate application of such stitches. 3. material used in closing a wound with stitches. adj., adj su´tural.
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What is the medical term meaning suture of a hernia? Fasciorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of fascia. The word comes from the root fasci/o meaning pertaining to the fascia and the suffix -rrhaphy meaning to suture.….
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Suture Removal A. The suture is grasped at the knot with cotton forceps near the entrance into the tissue. B. The suture is pulled up gently with suture. scissors and cut close to the tissue. C. The suture is held up for vertical removal.
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ligature  [ligâ²Ä-chÅ«r] ligature[lig′ă-chūr] Type:Term. Definitions. 1. A thread, wire, fillet, or the like, tied tightly around a blood vessel, the pedicle of a tumor, or other structure to constrict it. 2. In orthodontics, a wire or other material used to secure an orthodontic attachment or tooth to an archwire. Stedman’s Medical Dictionary © Wolters Kluwer Health.
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suture catgut suture an absorbable suture made from surgical gut. cobbler's suture double-armed suture. collagen suture a suture made from the tendons of cattle, chemically treated, purified, and processed into strands; it is most often used in ophthalmologic surgery.
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- The facial sutures of Asaphiscus run from the anterior of the cephalon to the eye, then to the back of the cephalon. What are facial sutures? They are lines on the cephalon along which the parts of the cephalon separate when the trilobite molts (sheds its exoskeleton -- see animation and discussion below).here are three main categories of facial suture types (proparian, gonatoparian, and opisthoparian), described below. If you want more detailed definitions of the terms related to facial sutures, they can be found in the on-line glossary of trilobite terms.
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Coronal suture The coronal suture is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that separates the frontal and parietal bones of the skull. At birth, the bones of the skull do not meet.f certain bones of the skull grow too fast then premature closure of the sutures may occur. This can result in skull deformities. There are two possible deformities that can be caused by the premature closure of the coronal suture:
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Definitions &Translations Suture(noun) the act of sewing; also, the line along which two things or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a seam, or that which resembles a seam. Suture(noun) the uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. Suture(noun) the stitch by which the parts are united. Suture(noun) the line of union, or seam, in an immovable articulation, like those between the bones of the skull; also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis.
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Suture (joint) A suture is a type of fibrous joint that is only found in the skull. The bones are bound together by Sharpey's fibres. A tiny amount of movement is permitted at sutures, which contributes to the compliance and elasticity of the skull. These joints are synarthroses.
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Suturing Basics Suture Materials. Non-absorbable sutures are made of materials that are not readily broken down by the body’s enzymes or by hydrolysis. There are naturally occurring non-absorbable materials e.g., silk, cotton, and steel) and synthetic non-absorbable materials (e.g., nylon and Prolene, Mersilene).
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purse-string suture mattress suture suturing with the stitches parallel to the wound edges (horizontal mattress suture) or at right angles to them (vertical mattress suture). purse-string suture a type of suture commonly used to bury the stump of the appendix, a continuous running suture being placed about the opening, and then drawn tight.
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- Sutures, Stitches, and Staples. Sutures, stitches and staples are used for the same purpose - to close wounds or surgical incisions - but they are not the same. For sutures, doctors use a thread or strand of material to perform wound closure. The term stitches refers to the surgical procedure or process of closing a wound with sutures.
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suture 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.
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Surgical suture Surgical suture (commonly called stitches) is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery.Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of thread. A number of different shapes, sizes, and thread materials have been developed over its millennia of history.urgical suture (commonly called stitches) is a medical device used to hold body tissues together after an injury or surgery.
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Cranial sutures These bones are held together by strong, fibrous, elastic tissues called sutures. The spaces between the bones that remain open in babies and young children are called fontanelles. Sometimes, they are called soft spots. These spaces are a part of normal development.
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approximation suture Various types of sutures. From Dorland's, 2000. absorbable suture a strand of material that is used for closing wounds and becomes dissolved in the body fluids and disappears; types include surgical gut, tendon, and some synthetics.
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- Signs of infection at suture site include: Redness around suture site. Pus or drainage from site. Raised skin or tissue. Scab which has increased in size. Spreading red streak. Blisters around wound. Lymph node drainage.
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Suture Material Sutures are typically available in sterile sections (e.g., 18, 30 inches/45, 76 cm long) attached to a single-use needle as an integral device; they are frequently colored for easy identification during surgery. Definition (MSH). Materials used in closing a surgical or traumatic wound.
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What sutures are used for septoplasty? The use of suture scissors is for removing sutures from the body. One of the blades has a notch area in order to slide underneath a suture to snip and remove. Edit
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- Sutures = a synarthrotic joint located only between the bones of the skull. The edges of the bones are interlocked and bound together at the suture by dense fibrous connective tissue. ii.
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- Suture sizes range from 00 (very large, used to close the abdom-. inal wall—about the size of large fishing line) to 10-0 (very tiny, used. for microvascular anastomoses—as fine as a human hair). You gener-. ally will use sizes in the middle range: 3-0 to 5-0.
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Incision Care and Dressing Change An incision is a surgical “cut” through which an operation is performed. Some incisions are small and others are very long. An incision may be closed with sutures (stitches) on the outside of the body. Other incisions are closed with surgical staples, which provide added strength to the incision. Another type of incision may be sutured on the inside.
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Definitions &Translations Suture is a type of fibrous joint which only occurs in the skull (cranium). Only a tiny amount of movement is permitted at sutures, which contributes to the compliance and ela … sticity of the skull.
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