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purse-string suture

[ purs-string ]
/ ˈpɜrsˌstrɪŋ /

noun Surgery.

a suture for a circular opening, stitched around the edge, that closes it when pulled.

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Nearby words

  1. purse seine,
  2. purse strings,
  3. purse-proud,
  4. purse-seine,
  5. purse-string instrument,
  6. pursed lips breathing,
  7. purser,
  8. purslane,
  9. purslane family,
  10. pursual

Origin of purse-string suture

First recorded in 1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Medicine definitions for purse-string suture

purse-string suture

n.

A continuous circular suture that is pulled together to invert or close an opening.
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