SPLAY-MOUTHED
\splˈe͡ɪmˈa͡ʊðd], \splˈeɪmˈaʊðd], \s_p_l_ˈeɪ_m_ˈaʊ_ð_d]\
Word of the day
interrupted suture
- See cut. series of stitches each separately tied. A s. formed by single stitches inserted separately, needle being usually passed through one lip from without inward, and the other within outward.