at squamosphenoidal s

The s. between the squamous portion of the temporal bone and the great wing of the sphenoid bone, squafous s. i. See squamoparietal s. 2. A sharpened wire shaped like a staple that is pa ed through both lips of a wound and then bent back, sub cuticular s. A buried continuous catgut s. in which the needle is pa ed horizontally beneath the epidermis into the cutis vera, emerging at the angle of the wound, then in a similar manner pa ed through the cutis vera of the opposite side of the wound, and so on until the other angle of the wound is reached. temporo-occipital s. See occipitomastoid s. temporoparietal s. The s. between the temporal and parietal bones, made up of the squamosal and parietomastoid s's. transverse (frontal) s. See coronal s. twisted s. A s. in which pins are pa ed through the opposite lips of a wound, at right angles to the direction of the wound, and thread, flo , or other like material is wound about the pins, cro ing them first at one end and then at the other in a figure-of eight fashion, thus holding the lips of the wound firmly together, uninterrupted s. See continuous s. zygomatic s. A s. between the zygomatic proce of the superior maxilla and the temporal bone. sew.] [Lat., sutwra, a seam, from suere, to swab (swob). A bit of cotton gauze or the like fastened to a handle for cleansing cavities, such as the mouth or the vagina, or for applying remedies, or for obtaining a bit of ti ue or secretion for bacteriological examination. [Dutch, swabben, a fine brush.]