stitches
noun Medical
- English meaning
- Threads used to close a cut in the skin.
- Example
The cut needed five stitches.
- Common collocations
- get stitches; remove stitches
- Word family
- stitch
Translation
- 한국어봉합 (꿰맨 실밥)
- 中文缝针
- 日本語縫合
- ไทยการเย็บแผล
- Bahasa Indonesiajahitan
- Tiếng Việtmũi khâu
- Русскийшвы
- हिन्दीटाँके
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Meanings and translations are AUSLEX editorial drafts. Usage can vary by region, age and situation.