sutures
Wound closure material
Sutures are stitches used to close wounds or surgical incisions, or the thread material itself: The surgeon placed twelve sutures along the incision.
In anatomy, sutures are the zigzag joints where skull bones meet and fuse.
The verb suture means to stitch closed: The doctor sutured the gash on his forehead.
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- hemostatClamp stopping vessel flow
- sterileFree from microorganisms
anesthesia · ligature · autoclave · gauze · surgeon · retractor · antiseptic · laparotomy
Coiled, or an injury
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- repairRestore to working order
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- tissueDisposable soft paper
regeneration · granulation · inflammation · recovery · mending · knitting · integration · remodeling
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
sterile · anesthesia · ligature · autoclave · gauze · surgeon · retractor · antiseptic · laparotomy · dissection
wound
Coiled, or an injury
tissue · regeneration · granulation · inflammation · recovery · mending · knitting · integration · remodeling · adhesion
interrupted
Broken mid-course
- continuousWithout pause or gap
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
figure-eight · retention · knot · tension · placement · removal · staples · adhesive · closure · running
cranial
Of the skull
- fontanelleInfant cranial membrane gap
- skullHead's bone casing
- coronalCirclet or wreath
sagittal · squamous · fibrous · joint · bone · ossification · parietal · frontal · occipital · temporal
- Minor Surgerymole removal, cyst removal, skin biopsy, wart removal, skin tag removal
- surgical careoperating room, surgical nurse, sterile field, scrubbing in, OR
- biomaterialscollagen, titanium implants, silicone, scaffolds, dental implants
- wound closurewound closure, staples, skin staples, catgut, running stitch
- Emergency RoomER doctor, ER nurse, triage nurse, trauma bay, gurney
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
suturesincisions
Cuts made deliberately
cuts · lacerations · wounds · excisions · punctures
suturesadhesive strips
Sticky wound coverings
surgical glue · skin glue · butterfly closures · surgical tape · steri-strips
- coronal sutureSkull joint crossing crown
- suture kitTools for closing wounds
- lambdoid sutureRear skull junction
- surgical suturesThread closing medical wounds
- suture removalTaking out wound closures
- suture needleTool for closing incisions