suture vs thread

thread vs suture

suture and thread both are nouns.

suture and thread both are verbs.

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

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

suture: thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
thread: a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Other hypernyms of suture include yarn.

suture (noun)	thread (noun)
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
a seam used in surgery	the raised helical rib going around a screw
an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)	the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
	any long object resembling a thin line

suture (verb)	thread (verb)
join with a suture	pass a thread through
	thread on or as if on a string
	remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
	pass through or into
	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

Difference between suture and thread

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