suture
suturing
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present participleof suture.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In the medical area, adhesives play a crucial role, from suturing internal wounds to attaching sensors and implanting medical devices.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
This is what they found: The suturing together of Pangaea Ultima’s constituent parts would increase volcanic activity, powering a massive pulse of explosive, greenhouse gas–belching eruptions that raise global temperatures.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2023
Some involve injecting cardiomyocytes into the heart wall, others require suturing patches made from cells directly onto the heart.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
She released a 14-minute short film suturing together tracks from across “Jazz Codes,” and it captures the album’s feeling of defiance and reinvention.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
At age thirty-nine he’d already invented the first technique for suturing blood vessels together, and had used it to perform the first coronary bypass and develop methods for transplanting organs.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
