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suture

Any thread or wire used in surgery to stitch together the edges of a wound or incision; also, the stitch itself.



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No evidence, however, supported the supposition that cranial sutures can be manually moved or that manual techniques can affect cerebrospinal fluid flow.
Minor anatomical features that mainly evolved randomly, such as tiny bones on the skull formed by cranial sutures, provide a better comparison for groups living in different parts of the world, he asserts.
[1] The cranial sutures would then allow the cranial bones to move with the dura mater throughout life.
 
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