glover's suture

noun

A kind of running suture, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.

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Meanings

nounglover's suture (plural glover's sutures)

plural glover's sutures

  1. archaicmedicineA kind of running suture, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward.

Origin

Similar to stitches for gloves.

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APA

glover's suture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover's%20suture

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“glover's suture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover's%20suture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glover's suture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glover's%20suture.

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