NEEDLE, SUTURE
\nˈiːdə͡l], \nˈiːdəl], \n_ˈiː_d_əl]\
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For the twisted suture, the hare-lip needle is used; for the others, the straight or curved needle: the straight needle is preferable for stitching up the abdomen, & c., in dissection. In the suture of the tendons, a curved needle has been used: flat on both sides, and cutting only at the concave edge, in order that the instrument may pass between the tendinous fibres without dividing them.
By Robley Dunglison
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