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Suture vs Stich - What's the difference?

suture | stich |

As nouns the difference between suture and stich

is that suture is a seam formed by sewing two edges (especially of skin) together while stich is a verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of the Scriptures.

As a verb suture

is to sew up or join by means of a suture.

suture

English

(wikipedia suture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (sutur)
  • to sew up or join by means of a suture

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    stich

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of the Scriptures.
  • (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees.

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