implanted suture

[ ĭm-plăn′tĭd ]

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A suture created by passing a pin through each lip of a wound, parallel to the line of incision, and then looping the pins together with stitches.

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There were no limits to the number of embryos that could be implanted into any given womb.
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In Divergent, the Dauntless faction is implanted with chips that track them, and are also brainwashed into committing genocide.
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I have very pleasant relationships with many parents of implanted children and CI users.
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The military refers to such a weapon as a “surgically implanted improvised explosive device,” or SIIED.
Meet the Terrorist Who Most Terrifies America’s Terrorist Hunters|Daniel Klaidman|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Britain will require all dogs to be implanted with microchips by 2016.
Britain's Dog Truthers|David Frum|February 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This fear of the invisible world, so inherent in simple natures, has been implanted for a wise purpose.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Mrs. Prentice had implanted a soft little kiss on Jesss forehead and shaken her a little playfully by both shoulders.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
And immediately the word bounty implanted itself in his mind as the first landmark of a marvelous story.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet
It is my belief that, for a man to obey an instinct which is implanted in his nature, is not "a sin" against God.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
He says that this suture insures the redintegration of the nerve much better.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh