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1) "Sutures" -- As to sutures 1su·ture
Pronunciation: 'sü-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin sutura seam, suture, from sutus, past participle of suere to sew -- more at SEW
1 a : a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body; also : a stitch made with a suture b : the act or process of sewing with sutures
2 a : a uniting of parts b : the seam or seamlike line along which two things or parts are sewed or united
3 a : the line of union in an immovable articulation (as between the bones of the skull); also : such an articulation b : a furrow at the junction of adjacent bodily parts; especially : a line of dehiscence (as on a fruit)
- su·tur·al /'sü-ch&-r&l, 'süch-r&l/ adjective
- su·tur·al·ly /-r&-lE/ adverb Pronunciation Symbols
It has been suggested that suture material be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) A wound before and after being closed by sutures Sutures are the stitches doctors, and especially surgeons, use to hold skin, internal organs, blood vessels and all other tissues of the human body together, after they have been severed by injury or surgery. They must be strong (so they do not break), non-toxic and hypoallergenic (to avoid adverse reactions in the body), and flexible (so they can be tied and knotted easily). In addition, they must lack the so called "wick effect", which means that sutures must not allow fluids to penetrate the body through them from outside, which could easily cause infections. - 1 Absorbable and nonabsorbable sutures
- 2 Surgical needles for use with sutures
- 3 Sizes of sutures
- 4 Suture techniques
- 5 Other facts
- 5.1 Tissue adhesives
- 5.2 Antimicrobial sutures
- 6 See also
- 7 External links
| Absorbable sutures are made of materials which are broken down in tissue after a given period of time, which depending on the suture can be from ten days to four weeks. They are used therefore in many of the inner tissues of the body. In most cases, three weeks is sufficient for the wound to close firmly. The suture is not needed any more, and the fact that it disappears is an advantage, as there is no foreign material left inside the body and no need for the patient to have the sutures removed. Absorbable sutures were originally made of the intestines of sheep, the so called catgut. The manufacturing process was similar to that of natural musical strings for violins and guitars, and also of natural strings for tennis racquets. The inventor, a 10th century surgeon named al-Zahrawi reportedly discovered the dissolving nature of catgut when his lute's s..."
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