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The Clue

Medical stitching (6 letter answer)

The Answer

SUTURE

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Notes

The answer SUTURE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.

Related Clues

Put in stitches
Stitch up
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Type of stitch
Sew up, as a wound
Surgeon's closing line?
Surgeon's sewing thread

Definition

SUTURE as a noun:

1. (suture, sutura, fibrous joint) = an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
2. (suture, surgical seam) = a seam used in surgery
3. thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

SUTURE as a verb:

1. join with a suture; "suture the wound after surgery"