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side, and those at the vertex. These are as follows : 

 S. , Basilar, the junction between the basilar surface 

 of the occipital bone and the posterior surface of the 

 body of the sphenoid. S., Coronal (fronto-parietal) , 

 the union of the frontal with the parietal bones trans- 

 versely across the vertex of the skull. S. , Dentate, an 

 irregular tooth-suture, as between the parietal bones. 

 S., Ethmoido-frontal , the union between the frontal 

 and ethmoid bones. S. , Ethmo-lacrymal , the union 

 between the lacrymal and ethmoid bones. S. , Ethmo- 

 sphenoid, the union between the sphenoid and ethmoid 

 bones. S., Ealse, any suture in which there is inter- 

 locking of the bones without serration. S., Frontal, 

 a suture which at birth joins the two frontal bones 

 from the vertex to the root of the nose. The bones 

 afterward become one by its obliteration. S., Fronto- 

 malar, the union between the malar and frontal bones. 

 S., Fronto-maxillary, the union between the superior 

 maxillary and frontal bones. S., Fr onto- nasal, the 

 union between the nasal and frontal bones. S., Fronto- 

 parietal. See Coronal Suture. S., Fronto-sphenoid , 

 the union between the alse of the sphenoid bone and 

 the frontal bone. S., Fronto-temporal, the union be- 

 tween the frontal and temporal bones. S., Infra- 

 orbital, a suture sometimes found in the line of the 

 infra-orbital canal. S., Intermaxillary, the union be- 

 tween the superior maxillary bones. S. , Internasal, 

 the union between the nasal bones. S. , Interparietal. 

 See S. , Sagittal. S., Jugal. See S., Sagittal. S., 

 Lambdoici, the union between the two superior borders 

 of the occipital bone and the parietal bones. S., 

 Lepidoid. See S. , Squamo-parietal. S. , Longitud- 

 inal. See S. , Sagittal. S., Masto- occipital. See 

 S. , Occipito- mastoid. S. , Masto-parietal. See S. , 

 Parieto-mastoid. S. , Maxillo-lacrymal, the union be- 

 tween the lacrymal and superior maxillary bones. S., 

 Maxillo-premaxillary , the union of the premaxillary 

 portion of the superior maxillary with the rest of the 

 bone. S., Medio-frontal. See S., Frontal. S., 

 Metopic. See S., Frontal. S., Naso-maxillary, the 

 union between the superior maxillary and nasal bones. 

 S., Neurocentral, the cartilages between the bodies 

 of the dorsal vertebrae, posterior to the points of 

 articulation of the ribs with the main portion. S., 

 Occipital. See S., Lambdoid. S., Occipito-mastoid, 

 the union between the mastoid portion of the temporal 

 bone and the occipital bone. S., Occipitoparietal. 

 See S., Lambdoid. S., Palatine, the union between 

 the palate bones. S.. Palatine, Transverse, the union 

 between the superior maxilla and the palatine processes 

 of the palate bone. S., Parieto-mastoid, the union 

 between the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and 

 the parietal bone. S., Petro-occipital, the union be- 

 tween the occipital bone and the petrous portion of 

 the temporal. S. , Petro- sphenoid, the union between 

 the ala magna of the sphenoid bone and the petrous 

 portion of the temporal. S., Sagittal, the union be- 

 tween the medial margins of the parietal bones. S., 

 Scaly. See S., Squamo-parietal. S., Serrated, a suture 

 in which the interlocking indentations and projec- 

 tions are finer than those of a dentate suture. S., 

 Sp heno- malar , the union between the malar bone and 

 the ala magna of the sphenoid. S. , Sphenoparietal, 

 the union between the ala magna of the sphenoid bone 

 and the parietal bone. S. , Spheno-petrosal. See S., 

 Petro-sphenoid. S., Spheno - squamous. See S., 

 Squamo-sphenoid. S., Spheno-temporal, the union be- 

 tween the temporal bones and the sphenoid. S. , 

 Squamo-parietal, S., Squamosal, the union between 

 the squamous portion of the temporal bone and the 

 parietal bone. S. , Squamo-sphenoid, the union be- 

 tween the great wing of the sphenoid and the squamous 



portion of the temporal bone. S., Squamous. See 

 S., Squamo-parietal. S., Temporo-occipital. See S., 

 Occipito-mastoid. S., Temporo-parietal, the union be- 

 tween the parietal and temporal bones, made up of 

 the parieto-mastoid and squamosal sutures. S. , Trans- 

 verse {frontal). SeeS., Coronal. S., True, a union 

 between bones by the interlocking of projections and 

 indentations. S., Zygomatic, a union between the 

 temporal bone and the zygomatic process of the 

 superior maxilla. S., Cushing's Right - angled 

 Continuous Intestinal, the needle is introduced 

 parallel with the wound on the serous surface and 

 carried back and forth across the wound in this way. 

 S., Czerny's {intestinal), the needle is passed from 

 the serous surface through the wound, down to, but 

 not including, the mucous membrane, and through the 

 wound on the opposite side and out on the serous sur- 

 face. S., Czerny-Lembert, the application of Lem- 

 bert sutures after the Czerny sutures are in place. S., 

 Deep. See S. , Buried. S., Distance, a suture used 

 in uniting tendons, nerves, etc. S., Dry, adhesive- 

 plaster strips are applied to the lips of the wound, and 

 these are drawn together by suturing the selvaged edge 

 of the strips. S., Duplay's Tendon. See S. , Tillaux 

 and Duplay's. S., Dupuytren's, a continued Lem- 

 bert suture. See Illustration. S., Duverger's, a sut- 

 ure of the intestine in which the trachea of a calf is used 

 as the basis of support. S., Emmert's, a suture for 

 intestinal wounds. It consists of a series of double 

 Lembert sutures. See Illustration. S., Furriers'. See 

 S., Glovers' . S., Gaillard's, a suture for entropion. 

 A threaded needle is passed in the lid near its free 

 margin and at the junction of its middle and outer 

 thirds and brought out about a thumb's breadth from 

 the margin ; the other end of the thread is passed par- 

 allel to and near the first, and the ends are tied over a 

 roll of lint. A similar suture is passed at the junction 

 of the middle and inner thirds. S., Garengeot's, the | 

 glovers' suture of the intestine, in which the stitches are | 

 placed farther, apart than usual. S. for Gastrostomy, ■ 

 a suture is made to surround the proposed opening in 

 the stomach, with loops left at convenient intervals. By ; 

 means of a needle supplied with a hook these loops are I 

 drawn through the abdominal wall around the incision, 

 and quills introduced through the loops, after which the 

 suture is drawn tight. This approximates the stomach ' 

 firmly to the abdominal wall. See Illustration. S., 

 Gely's, an intestinal suture applied by a thread with 

 a needle at each end. The wound is closed by a series | 

 of cross-stitches. See Illustration. S., Glovers', a 1 

 continued suture in which the needle is passed through 

 the loop of the preceding stitch each time. S., Gus- 1 

 senbauer's, a figure-of-8 suture for the intestine, in- j 

 tended to accomplish the same result as the Czerny- 1 

 Lembert suture. S., Halstead's, a plain quilt-suture.J 

 a modification of Lembert's suture. See Illustration^ 

 S., Hare-lip, or Twisted, the edges of the wound are) 

 transfixed with pins and approximation secured bjl 

 twisting or wrapping the ends of the pins with thread, j 

 See Illustration. S., Harris's, a suture for intestina'j 

 wounds. The mucous membrane of the distal encj 

 is denuded with a curet for one or two lim 

 the upper end invaginated, and sutures passed. B.| 

 Horse-hair, the strong hairs of the mane or tail of I 

 the horse, prepared as sutures. S., Implanted 

 hare-lip pins are passed through the skin on earl 

 side of the wound and parallel with it, which u 

 then approximated by twisting thread around the ex i 

 posed extremities of the pins. S., India-rubber 

 the same as S. , Twisted, except that small rublie, 

 rings are used instead of string. S., Interrupted, 

 a series of sutures passed through the margins ol 



