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Wundnaht

wound suture

noun VOONT-naht Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

stitches

Usage Note

Wundnaht is the closing of a wound with sutures (Fäden) or staples. In colloquial German people often say Nähen (sewing) or Fäden bekommen (get stitches). Wundnähte are removed (gezogen) after healing. Absorbable sutures (resorbierbare Nähte) dissolve on their own.

Examples

"Die tiefe Schnittwunde brauchte fünf Wundnähte."

Natural Translation

The deep cut needed five sutures.

Literal Translation

The deep cut wound needed five wound sutures.

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