sutura

(su-tu’rah). Latin for suture. 8. dent a’ta, the interlocking of bones by a saw-like proce . 8. o’nia, the simple apposition of bones. 8. limbo’sa, an interlocking of bones by beveled surfaces. 8. men do’sa, a suture between the upper part of the occipital bone and the rest of that bone. 8. no’tha, an apparent, but not true, suture of bones. 8. serrata. Same as s. dent a’ta. 8. SQUamMoO’sa, the overlapping of the edges of bones. Β. Vera, a true bony suture; one whose opposed edges interlock.