suture line

collocation in English

meaningsofsutureandline

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suture
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsuː.tʃər/us
/ˈsuː.tʃɚ/
a stitch used to sew up a cut in a ...
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line
noun
uk
/laɪn/us
/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition ofsutureandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuture line

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At this point, the free end of thesuturelineis brought outside the heart and left in place.
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In all these patients, the pulmonary trunk had been transsected 1-2 cm above the valve and closed by a doublesutureline.
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The portion of the duct with the umbrella was totally excised and thesuturelineon the pulmonary side was completed.
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Suturelinecharacters are not used in this analysis because of their high variability between the different species of each genus.
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During follow up one patient developed false aneurysm of the posteriorsuturelinewhich was repaired successfully.
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The atrial side was oversewn with a double-runningsutureline, and the clamp subsequently released.
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As such, balloon angioplasty in the immediate postoperative period may result in tearing the anastomoticsutureline.
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Thesuturelinenow starts in between the base of the left atrial appendage and the opening of the left pulmonary veins.
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The line is continued until it meets the posterior superiorsutureline, with which it is then tied.
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The third death was due to massive bleeding on the aorticsutureline.
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During this procedure, the pulmonary trunk is transsected and closed by a doublesutureline.
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The ellipsoidal spore body, measuring 10.4 mm long and 5.7 mm wide, consists of 2 equal shell valves adhering together along the straightsutureline.
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After three weeks the staining was moderate but patchy, severest at the base of the lint hairs and down thesutureline.
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This was probably because no defects were sufficiently large to cause an interruption of thesutureline which would have been picked up by spin-echo technique.
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