suture vs articulation

articulation vs suture

suture and articulation both are nouns.

suture is a verb but articulation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suture	Yes	No	Yes	No
articulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, articulation is a hypernym of suture; that is, articulation is a word with a broader meaning than suture:

suture: an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
articulation: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Other hypernyms of suture include articulatio, joint.

suture (noun)	articulation (noun)
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together	the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
a seam used in surgery	(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)	the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	expressing in coherent verbal form
	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

suture (verb)	articulation (verb)
join with a suture

Difference between suture and articulation

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