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purse-string suture
[ purs-string ]
noun
, Surgery.
- a suture for a circular opening, stitched around the edge, that closes it when pulled.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of purse-string suture1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
A purse-string suture is then inserted around its margins and drawn tight so that the whole cornea is covered by conjunctiva.
From Project Gutenberg
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