suture (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
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Hypernym thread, yarn
Derivationally related form suture → suture
Substance meronym catgut, gut
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Substance holonym catgut, gut
Hyponym thread, yarn
Derivationally related form suture → suture

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