Translation guide
The English word "suture" refers to both the medical procedure of stitching a wound and the material used. In Japanese, different words are used for the act, the thread, and the resulting seam. This guide covers medical and anatomical contexts.
To express the act of suturing a wound in a medical context.
The standard medical term for suturing. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to suture'.
General verb meaning 'to sew' or 'to stitch'. In medical contexts, it can mean 'to suture', but is less formal than 縫合する.
医者が傷を縫った。
The doctor sutured the wound.
To refer to the thread or material used for suturing.
Medical term for suture thread. Literally 'suturing thread'.
吸収性の縫合糸を使います。
We use absorbable sutures.
General word for 'thread'. In context, it can mean suture thread, but is less precise.
抜糸は一週間後です。
The stitches will be removed in a week.
To refer to the line of stitches or the seam after suturing.
Refers to the seam or stitch line. Can be used for both sewing and surgical sutures.
縫い目がきれいですね。
The suture line is neat.
Specifically refers to the removal of stitches. Often used in the phrase 抜糸をする (to remove stitches).
To refer to a type of joint where bones are tightly connected, as in the skull.
縫合 (ほうごう) is the formal medical term for suturing, while 縫う (ぬう) is the everyday verb for sewing. In a hospital setting, 縫合する is preferred.
The common term for removing stitches is 抜糸 (ばっし). You may hear 抜糸をする or 抜糸してもらう.
I will remove the sutures tomorrow.