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suture

/ˈsuːtʃə(r)/noun

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टाँका, (घाव की) सिलाई

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] medical

    a stitch or stitches made when sewing up a wound, especially after an operation

    टाँका, (घाव की) सिलाई

    • The doctor removed the sutures after a week.

    Synonyms stitch

  2. 2

    [C] anatomy

    a line where two bones join, especially in the skull

    (खोपड़ी की हड्डियों का) जोड़, संधि-रेखा

    • the sutures of the skull
verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth medical

    to sew up a wound

    टाँके लगाना, (घाव) सिलना

    • The surgeon sutured the wound carefully.

    Synonyms stitch sew up

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Synonyms

stitch sew up

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General knowledge

The ancient Indian physician Sushruta, often called the father of surgery, described methods of suturing wounds in the Sushruta Samhita.

प्राचीन भारतीय चिकित्सक Sushruta, जिन्हें अक्सर शल्य-चिकित्सा का जनक कहा जाता है, ने Sushruta Samhita में घावों पर टाँके लगाने की विधियों का वर्णन किया।