bridle suture
bri·dle su·ture
a suture passed beneath the superior rectus muscle to rotate the globe downward in eye surgery.
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bridle suture
(brīd′l)n.
A suture passed through the superior rectus muscle to rotate the globe downward in eye surgery.
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