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purse-string suture

American  
[purs-string] / ˈpɜrsˌstrɪŋ /

noun

Surgery.

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

Etymology

Origin of purse-string suture

First recorded in 1900–05

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