su·ture (so?o?ch?r)n.1. a. The process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing.b. The material, such as thread, gut, or wire, that is used in this procedure.c. The line or stitch so formed.2. Medicine a. The fine thread or other material used surgically to close a wound or join tissues.b. The stitch so formed.3. Anatomy The line of junction or an immovable joint between two bones, especially of the skull.4. Biology A seamlike joint or line of articulation, such as the line of dehiscence in a dry fruit or the spiral seam marking the junction of whorls of a gastropod shell.tr.v. su·tured, su·tur·ing, su·tures To join by means of sutures or a suture.[Middle English, from Latin s?t?ra, from s?tus, past participle of suere, to sew; see sy?- in Indo-European roots.]su?tur·al adj.su?tur·al·ly adv.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.suture (?su?t??) n1. (Surgery) surgery a. catgut, silk thread, or wire used to stitch together two bodily surfacesb. the surgical seam formed after joining two surfaces. Also called: seam 2. (Anatomy) anatomy a type of immovable joint, esp between the bones of the skull (cranial suture)3. (Knitting & Sewing) a seam or joining, as in sewing4. (Zoology) zoology a line of junction in a mollusc shell, esp the line between adjacent chambers of a nautiloid shell5. (Botany) botany a line marking the point of dehiscence in a seed pod or capsulevb (Surgery) (tr) surgery to join (the edges of a wound, etc) by means of sutures[C16: from Latin s?t?ra, from suere to sew] ?sutural adj ?suturally advCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014su?ture (?su t??r) n., v. -tured, -tur?ing. n. 1. a. a joining of the edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some similar process. b. a particular method of doing this. c. one of the stitches or fastenings employed. 2. the seam where two bones are fused, as at the top of the skull. 3. the seam where any two parts join, as the valves of a clamshell. 4. a seam formed in or as if in sewing; line of junction between two parts. 5. a sewing together or a joining as if by sewing. v.t. 6. to unite by or as if by a suture. [1535?45;