wound closure
Stitching flesh together
Wound closure is the process of bringing together the edges of a cut, incision, or other break in the skin so it can heal.
Medical wound closure uses sutures, staples, adhesive strips, or surgical glue: The emergency room doctor used staples for wound closure.
The term also describes the biological healing process itself—how tissue repairs and seals over time.
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- suturingClosing wounds with thread
- electrocauteryElectrical surgical burning tool
- skin graftingTransplanting tissue to wounds
- emergency medicineUrgent healthcare specialty
surgical glue · first aid kit · angiogenesis · battlefield medicine · tissue repair · approximation · healing · healing process · stitch · trauma care · emergency room · surgical recovery · butterfly · dressing · scar · cut · gauze · skin
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- healingmeditation, emotional healing, yoga, tissue repair, mindfulness
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- emergency surgeryemergency surgery, trauma care, surgical teams, surgical tools, resuscitation
- vet proceduresspay, neuter, spaying, neutering, surgery
- wound healingscab, scar, granulation, scar formation, tissue repair