suturing
Closing a wound
Suturing is the act of closing a wound or surgical incision by stitching tissue together with thread or similar material.
The term covers both the technique and the process: The surgeon spent twenty minutes suturing the incision.
Suturing requires skill to achieve proper tension and alignment for healing.
Pointed implement for sewing
loop · tension · interrupted · continuous · mattress · figure-of-eight · running · absorbable
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace
forceps · hemostat · retractor · anesthesia · scrubs · gown · gloves · drape
Permanent mark from healing
- granulationMaking into small grains
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- collagenStructural body protein
fibroblasts · inflammation · proliferation · remodeling · contraction · tensile strength · infection · keloid
Sealing an open injury
- approximationNear but inexact value
- seamJoined fabric edge
- joinConnect or enlist
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
Surgical reconnection of fibrous tissue
- nerve repairRestoring damaged neural tissue
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- episiotomyPerineal incision during labor
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
microsurgery · plastic surgery · reconstructive · arthroscopic · rotator cuff
Joining of tubular structures
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- graftIllicit political gain
vessel · end-to-end · revascularization · lumen · patency · bleeding control · ligation · tie-off
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
stitch · loop · tension · interrupted · continuous · mattress · figure-of-eight · running · absorbable · nonabsorbable
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
sterile field · forceps · hemostat · retractor · anesthesia · scrubs · gown · gloves · drape · surgical tray
scar
Permanent mark from healing
- granulationMaking into small grains
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- wound healingRestoration after injury
collagen · fibroblasts · inflammation · proliferation · remodeling · contraction · tensile strength · infection · keloid
wound closure
Sealing an open injury
- approximationNear but inexact value
- seamJoined fabric edge
- joinConnect or enlist
edge · hemostasis · sealing
tendon repair
Surgical reconnection of fibrous tissue
- nerve repairRestoring damaged neural tissue
- hernia repairSurgery fixing organ protrusion
- episiotomyPerineal incision during labor
cesarean · microsurgery · plastic surgery · reconstructive · arthroscopic · rotator cuff
anastomosis
Joining of tubular structures
graft · vessel · end-to-end · revascularization · lumen · patency · bleeding control · ligation · tie-off
- embalmingembalming, embalmer, embalming fluid, formaldehyde, trocar
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- first aidbandage, bandages, first aid kit, tourniquet, gauze pads
- healing methodsbandaging, massage, rest, sleep, surgery
- precision actionsaiming, threading, calibrating, measuring, aligning
- precision workwatchmaking, microsurgery, diamond cutting, gem cutting, clockwork
suturingincising
Cutting into material
cutting · excising · dissecting · opening · lacerating
suturingwounding
Causing physical injury
injuring · traumatizing · destroying · damaging · rupturing