implanted suture

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im·plant·ed suture (

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A suture created by passing a pin through each lip of a wound, parallel to the line of incision, and then looping the pins together with stitches.

implanted suture

Etymology: L, implantare, to set into, sutura

a suture formed by inserting pins on opposite sides of a wound and drawing the edges of the wound together by winding thread tightly around the pins.

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