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    sutures

    US /'sʊtʃɚs/

    ・

    UK /'sʊtʃɚs/

    C1
    n. pl.Noun (plural)(In surgery) a stitch or thread used to join edges
    Three out of four sutures snapped two days after surgery

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    肋骨骨折會自己好嗎?急診醫生回答「創傷問題」:有些傷口縫線是動物腸子做的! ER Doctor Answers Injury Questions|名人專業問答|GQ Taiwan

    16:54肋骨骨折會自己好嗎?急診醫生回答「創傷問題」:有些傷口縫線是動物腸子做的! ER Doctor Answers Injury Questions|名人專業問答|GQ Taiwan
    • Also, I should mention there are absorbable sutures and there are non-absorbable sutures, there are certain stitches that we don't want your body to absorb, for instance, if there's a tendon that's been cut and we're repairing that, a lot of times we're gonna use a non-absorbable suture, we want that stitch to stay in place because it takes a long time for tendons to heal fully, there are other areas of the body or certain situations where we want the stitches to dissolve and those dissolvable stitches or absorbable stitches are made out of either synthetic polymers or they're made out of animal intestines, so come to the emergency department and we might stitch you up with animal intestines.

      Also, I should mention there are absorbable sutures and there are non-absorbable sutures, there are certain stitches that we don't want your body to absorb, for instance, if there's a tendon that's been cut and we're repairing that, a lot of times we're gonna use a non-absorbable suture, we want that stitch to stay in place because it takes a long time for tendons to heal fully, there are other areas of the body or certain situations where we want the stitches to dissolve and those dissolvable stitches or absorbable stitches are made out of either synthetic polymers or they're made out of animal intestines, so come to the emergency department and we might stitch you up with animal intestines.

    • Also, I should mention there are absorbable sutures, and there are non-absorbable sutures.

      Also, I should mention there are absorbable sutures, and there are non-absorbable sutures.

    B2

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    • It might be your wound, but they're my sutures.

      It might be your wound, but they're my sutures.

    • It might be your wound but they're my sutures,

      It might be your wound but they're my sutures,

    B2

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    29:23Future by Design (2006) Official Full Movie
    • If you look at the holes on the front of the tweezers, they put the sutures through to guide you through the muscle.

      If you look at the holes on the front of the tweezers, they put the sutures through to guide you through the muscle.

    • If look at the holes in the front... to put the sutures through to guide you

      If look at the holes in the front... to put the sutures through to guide you

    B1

    The Surgical Team | Surgeon, Anesthesiologist, First Assist, Scrub Nurse, & More

    10:33The Surgical Team | Surgeon, Anesthesiologist, First Assist, Scrub Nurse, & More
    • Toward the end of the case, they'll ensure an accurate count of sutures, needles, sponges, and lap pads.

      Toward the end of the case, they'll ensure an accurate count of sutures, needles, sponges, and lap pads.

    • Toward the end of the case, they'll ensure an accurate count of sutures, needles, sponges,

      Toward the end of the case, they'll ensure an accurate count of sutures, needles, sponges,

    B2

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    14:0010 Everyday Objects With Shockingly Dark Histories
    • He envisioned a glue that could completely replace sutures.

      He envisioned a glue that could completely replace sutures.

    • He envisioned a glue that could completely replace sutures.

      He envisioned a glue that could completely replace sutures.

    B2

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    57:30Chapter 5 - The Nervous, Muscular, and Skeletal Systems
    • So although they do have connection pieces like the sutures of your skull, they do not allow or they lack movement.

      So although they do have connection pieces like the sutures of your skull, they do not allow or they lack movement.

    • Now if you think about it though, in your skull, those sutures that are in your skull, although they are pretty fixed, they can allow for some expansion.

      Now if you think about it though, in your skull, those sutures that are in your skull, although they are pretty fixed, they can allow for some expansion.

    B1

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    11:49Doctor Reacts To Olympics Injuries
    • Five staples and two sutures later, Glynn returned to the pitch and completed the game.

      Five staples and two sutures later, Glynn returned to the pitch and completed the game.

    B1