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purse-string suture

purse-string suture noun: a surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes, much like a traditional drawstring purse.

Noun

purse-string suture (plural purse-string sutures)

  1. A surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes, much like a traditional drawstring purse.

Forms of purse-string suture

pluralpurse-string sutures

Origin of purse-string suture

pursestring + suture.

Questions about purse-string suture

What does purse-string suture mean?
Purse-string suture means a surgical and medical technique where a continuous running stitch is placed in and out along the edge of a circular wound; when the suture ends are pulled tight, the opening gathers and closes, much like a traditional drawstring purse.
What part of speech is purse-string suture?
Purse-string suture is a noun.
What is the plural of purse-string suture?
The plural of purse-string suture is purse-string sutures.

Words near purse-string suture in the dictionary

  1. purse-seine
  2. purse-seined
  3. purse-seines
  4. purse-seining
  5. purse-string
  6. purse-string suture
  7. pursed
  8. purseful
  9. pursefuls
  10. Pursel
  11. purselane

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