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purse-string suture

[ purs-string ]

noun

, Surgery.
  1. 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.

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