4. material used in closing a wound with stitches.suÂ´tural. absorbable suture a strand of material used for closing wounds which is subsequently dissolved by the tissue fluids. apposition suture a superficial suture used for exact approximation of the cutaneous edges of a wound. approximation suture a deep suture for securing apposition of the deep tissue of a wound.
: a muscle having two heads: asa also biceps brachii \-ËbrÄ-kÄ-ËÄ, -ËÄ«\ play or biceps flexor cubiti \-Ëflek-ËsoÌr-ËkyÃ¼-bÉ-ËtÄ«, -bÉt-Ä\ play : the large flexor muscle of the front of the upper arm arising by its short head from the coracoid process and by its long head from the upper margin of the glenoid cavity and being inserted into the ...
The brachioradialis is a long, thin muscle that extends down the thumb side of your forearm. It originates on your humerus, or upper-arm bone, crosses the elbow joint and attaches on the lower part of the radius, the smaller of the two forearm bones.iceps Brachii. The biceps brachii, a two-headed muscle, sits on the front of your upper arm and is the most visible elbow flexor. It originates on the scapula, runs the length of your upper arm and attaches to the bones of the forearm, the ulna and radius.