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Relaxation suture
A suture that may be loosened to relieve excessive tension.
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Quilled suture
An interrupted suture in which a double thread is passed deep into the tissues below the bottom of the wound, the needle being withdrawn so as to leave a loop hanging from one lip of the wound and the two free ends of the thread from the other. A quill, or more commonly a piece…
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Purse-string suture
A suture entering and exiting around the periphery of a circular opening. Drawing the suture taut closes the opening.
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Petrosphenoidal suture
A suture between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the ala magna of the sphenoid bone.
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Petro-occipital suture
A suture between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the occipital bone.
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Parietomastoid suture
A suture between the parietal bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone.
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Palatine transverse suture
A suture between the palatine processes and superior maxilla.
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Occipitomastoid suture
A suture between the occipital bone and the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. The occipitomastoid and lambdoid sutures meet at the asterion.
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Nonabsorbable suture
A suture made from a material that is not absorbed by the body, such as silk, polymers, cotton, or wire. These sutures ultimately are removed or are placed in tissue deep to the skin where their presence will have minimal long-term consequences.
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Nasomaxillary suture
A suture between the nasal bone and superior maxilla.
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