suture
/ˈsuːtʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈutʃɚ] /ˈsuːtʃər/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈutʃɚ] /ˈsü-chər How to pronounce suture (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsuː.tʃər/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈutʃɚ] /ˈsuː.tʃɚ/ (ame, ipa)
suture — 名詞
- suturesingular
- suturesplural
1. A thin strand of sterile material that a surgeon passes through the edges of a w
縫線
手術用於縫合傷口的線材
A thin strand of sterile material that a surgeon passes through the edges of a wound or incision to hold them together while the tissue heals.
Dr. Chiara removed the sutures from Olivia's arm ten days after the operation.
Chiara 醫師在手术后十天拆除了 Olivia 手臂上的縫線。
collocation: remove sutures
The surgeon used dissolving sutures that did not need to be taken out later.
外科醫師使用了可吸收縫線，這些縫線之後不需要再取出。
collocation: dissolving sutures
Felix needed twelve sutures to close the deep cut on his leg after the accident.
Felix 在事故後需要十二針縫線才能縫合腿上的深層傷口。
Xiu watched as the nurse checked the sutures on her knee for signs of infection.
Xiu 看著護理師檢查她膝蓋上的縫線，看有没有感染的跡象。
Dr. Reyes placed seventeen sutures in the surgical incision on Ziad's abdomen after the operation.
Reyes 醫師在 Ziad 腹部的手術傷口上放置了十七針縫線。
- stitch
the everyday, non-technical term; 'stitch' is more common in casual conversation while 'suture' is the medical term
文法句型
usually in plural when referring to multiple stitches
用法筆記
Usually used in the plural (sutures) when referring to the individual stitches that close a wound. A single piece of thread is also called a suture.
常見錯誤
2. The line where two skull bones grow together in a fixed joint that does not allo
骨縫
頭骨之間的固定接合處
The line where two skull bones grow together in a fixed joint that does not allow movement, visible as a wavy boundary on the surface of the skull.
The doctor pointed to the coronal suture that runs across the top of the skull.
醫師向學生指出橫跨頭骨頂部的冠狀骨縫。
proper name: coronal suture
In newborn babies, the sutures between the skull bones have not yet closed completely.
新生兒頭骨之間的骨縫尚未完全閉合。
A CT scan revealed that the sutures in Noa's skull were developing normally.
電腦斷層掃描顯示 Noa 頭骨上的骨縫發育正常。
Unlike arm or leg joints, the sutures of the skull do not allow any movement.
與手臂或腿部的關節不同，頭骨的骨縫不允許任何活動。
Forensic experts study the skull sutures to estimate the age of an unknown person.
法醫專家透過研究頭骨骨縫來推測不明身分者的年齡。
- cranial suture
the more formal anatomical term; 'cranial' specifies 'of the skull'
- skull joint
a less technical term that is easier for beginners to understand but less precise
- fibrous joint
the broader category of immovable joints in the body, of which skull sutures are one type
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in anatomy and forensic contexts. The most well-known examples are the sagittal, coronal, and lambdoid sutures of the human skull.
常見錯誤
suture — 動詞
- suturepresent simple I / you / we / they
- sutures3rd person singular
- suturing-ing form
- suturedpast simple
1. To close a cut or opening in the body by passing surgical thread through its edg
縫合
用醫療線縫合傷口
To close a cut or opening in the body by passing surgical thread through its edges and tying the thread securely, allowing the tissue to heal properly.
The emergency doctor sutured the wound before the bleeding could get worse.
急診醫師在出血惡化前縫合了傷口。
active: doctor sutured the wound
Dr. Camila sutured the cut on Lakan's hand with five small stitches.
Camila 醫師用五針小縫線縫合了 Lakan 手上的傷口。
pattern: suture [body part] with [number] stitches
Deep cuts on the face are carefully sutured by a plastic surgeon to reduce scarring.
臉上的深層傷口由整形外科醫師仔細縫合，以減少疤痕。
The nurse passed the instruments while the doctor began to suture the incision.
護理師遞過器械，醫師開始縫合切口。
The surgeon decided not to suture the scratch because it would heal on its own.
外科醫師決定不對那道擦傷進行縫合，因為它自己會癒合。
文法句型
suture + wound/incision
be sutured (passive)
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice ('the wound was sutured'). The object is always the wound, cut, or body part being treated — never the thread itself (you suture a wound, not suture a thread).