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Surgical suture

life science Maturity 5-7

Doctors use stitches to help you heal.

A Surgeon Applying a Suture.jpg
A Surgeon Applying a Suture.jpg
They use a needle and thread. This holds your skin together. It helps a cut close up. This makes you feel better. Do you know what a stitch is?

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File:A Surgeon Applying a Suture.jpg
A Surgeon Applying a Suture.jpg
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Suture micrograph.jpg
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Surgical suture.jpg
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Suture, before and after, RMO.jpg
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C. Stromayr; Sewing wound after...
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Surgical thread supplier 1.jpg
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