- loop suture
- interrupted s.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
loop suture
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suture — [so͞o′chər] n. [L sutura < sutus, pp. of suere, to SEW] 1. a) the act of joining together by or as by sewing b) the line along which such a joining is made 2. Anat. the joining together, or the irregular line of junction, of certain vertebrate … English World dictionary
Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… … Medical dictionary
locked suture — lock stitch suture a type of continuous suture in which the needle is passed through several layers and the suture loop falls over the point where the needle emerges from the skin; this forms a self locking stitch when the strand is pulled taut.… … Medical dictionary
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Le Fort suture — a type of suture used for a divided tendon; a single loop is passed above the cut, entering at one side and coming out and going in at the front; it then passes below the cut at each side, comes out in front, and is tied there … Medical dictionary
Cerclage — Encircling with a ring, loop, wire, or ligature. Cerlage can be around bone fragments to hold them together. But it usually refers to the cervix. The word comes from the French "circlage" meaning an encircling. * * * 1. Bringing into… … Medical dictionary
Olympic-Wallowa Lineament — Location of the Olympic Wallowa Lineament. Is the OWL an optical illusion? The Olympic Wallowa lineament (OWL) – first reported by cartographer Erwin Raisz in 1945 [1] on a relief map of the continental United States – is a physiographic feature… … Wikipedia
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
stitch — n 1. tuck, Surg. suture; loop, piece of thread or floss or yarn. 2. embroidery or crewel stitch, cross stitch, French knot; knitting or crochet stitch, purl, stockinet; pattern, design, decoration, ornamentation, adornment. 3. thread, strip,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
