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A suture is a joining of something.
The word is used of the places where two bones join, such as in the skull.
It is also used, more frequently, to refer to the stitching closed of the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
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Which suture connects the parietal and temporal bones?
The occipital, parietal and temporal bones are connected by the squamosal suture. This suture was not present when a person is a newborn baby.
What suture is most likely to contain sutural bones?
The LAMBDOID suture is the most likely suture to contain suture bones
Which suture connects the occipital and parietal bones?
The suture that goes in between the two parietal bones (left and right) is called the saggital suture. That is the main suture that runs in the middle of the top of your head. The parietal bones articulate with the occipital bone at the lambdoidal suture and with the temporal bones (left and right where the ears are), at the squamosal suture. Finally the parietal bones both meet with the frontal bone at the coronal suture. But the main suture between the parietals again is the saggital suture.Lambdoidal suture connects the two parietal bones together.
What are the four major sutures of the skull?
Squamous suture (separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone), Coronal suture (separates the frontal bone from the parietal bone), Sagittal suture (separates the parietal bones) and the Lamboid suture (separates the occipital bone from the parietal bone)
What is a sutcher?
I believe its a stitch. Sutchers is another word for stitches, and it's actually spelled suture.
Word part meaning to suture or stitch?
-rrhapy
What is meaning of word suture?
A suture... is a surgical stitch to close a wound. Sutures are made of nylon thread.
What is the medical term meaning suture of a kidney?
Splenorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the spleen.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the bladder?
Cystorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the bladder.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the vulva?
Ureterorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of a ureter.
What is the medical term meaning suture of a lung?
Pneumorrhaphy is suture of the lung.
What is the procedure to surgically suture the wall of heart?
Myocardiorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the heart muscle. -rrhaphy is the combining form meaning surgical suture.
Suture of the bladder is called?
Cystorrhexis is the medical term meaning suture of the bladder.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the radial artery?
Radial arteriorrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the radial artery.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the ductus deferens?
Vasorrhaphy is the medical term meaning surgical suture of the vas deferens.
What is the medical term meaning accidentally opened suture?
Dehiscence is the term of a suture that was opened accidentally.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning suture?
-rrhapy is the medical terminology combining form meaning suture.-rrhaphy-rrhaphy
