Taber's Medical Dictionary
sutura
(soo-toor′ă)
(soo-toor′ē″ )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.pl. suturae [L. sutura, a seam]
SEE: 1. Suture (1).
2. An immovable fibrous or cartilaginous joint.
SEE: synarthrosis
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Sutura." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765071/all/sutura_limbosa.
Sutura. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765071/all/sutura_limbosa. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Sutura. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765071/all/sutura_limbosa
Sutura [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765071/all/sutura_limbosa.
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