English > suture: 4 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull). |
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| Synonyms | sutura, fibrous joint |
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| Narrower | coronal suture, sutura coronalis | The suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull |
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| frontal suture, sutura frontalis | The suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) |
| intermaxillary suture, sutura intermaxillaris | The suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone |
| internasal suture, sutura internasalis | The suture between the two nasal bones |
| lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea | The suture between the occipital and parietal bones |
| occipitomastoid suture | The suture between the occipital and the temporal bones |
| parietomastoid suture | The suture between the parietal and the temporal bones |
| sagittal suture, interparietal suture, sutura sagittalis | The suture uniting the two parietal bones |
| Broader | joint, articulation, articulatio | (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion / motion) |
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| Spanish | articulación fibrosa, sutura |
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| Catalan | sutura |
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