3/: ACTIVITY INDEX: a measure of the absolute frequency of feature activity equal to the total number of stores for each advertised. beef item (e.g., a retailer with 100 outlets featuring 3 beef items has an activity index of 300). 4/: STORES/AVG: the number of advertising.
Musculature suture. method of mouth closure in which a suture is passed the septum of the nose and through the mentalis muscle of the chin. Intradermal Suture. (hidden stitch) a type of suture used to close incisions in such a manner that the ligature remains entirely under the epidermis. Loop stitch.
suture. 1. sutura. 2. a stitch or series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound; used also as a verb to indicate application of such stitches. 3. material used in closing a wound with stitches. adj., adj suÂ´tural.Various types of sutures. From Dorland's, 2000. absorbable suture a strand of material that is used for closing wounds and becomes dissolved in the body fluids and disappears; types include surgical gut, tendon, and some synthetics.uture. 1. sutura. 2. a stitch or series of stitches made to secure apposition of the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound; used also as a verb to indicate application of such stitches. 3. material used in closing a wound with stitches. adj., adj suÂ´tural.