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Italian

sutura

/suˈtu.ra/noun · feminineC1
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Meaning

suture, stitches

  • Surgical stitching used to close a wound or incision
  • The seam or line where parts are joined together

In a sentence

Il medico gli ha applicato tre punti di sutura sulla fronte.

The doctor gave him three stitches on his forehead.

La sutura chirurgica è guarita perfettamente senza lasciare infezioni.

The surgical suture healed perfectly without causing any infections.

Quando toglieranno la sutura dopo l'intervento al ginocchio?

When will they remove the stitches after the knee surgery?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
suturafeminine · singular
suturefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Often used in plural 'punti di sutura' to specifically mean stitches on a wound.

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