Suture vs Ligature - What's the difference?
suture | ligature |
A seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together.
Thread used to sew two edges (especially of skin) together; stitch.
(geology) An area where separate terranes join together along a major fault.
(anatomy) A type of fibrous joint bound together by Sharpey's fibres which only occurs in the skull.
(anatomy) A seam or line, such as that between the segments of a crustacean, between the whorls of a univalve shell, or where the elytra of a beetle meet.
to sew up or join by means of a suture
(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
(countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
(music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
(countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
Impotence caused by magic or charms.
As nouns the difference between suture and ligature
is that suture is a seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together while ligature is the act of tying or binding something.As verbs the difference between suture and ligature
is that suture is to sew up or join by means of a suture while ligature is to ligate; to tie.suture
English
(wikipedia suture)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(sutur)Anagrams
* ----ligature
English
(wikipedia ligature)Noun
- the ligature of a joint
