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 biceps brachii is an agonist for elbow flexion. It is assisted by the brachialis and the brachioradialis. These are the agonists of elbow flexion, all of which are capable of flexing the elbow joint to some extent.ntagonist. An antagonist is a muscle that is capable of opposing the movement of a joint by producing torque that is opposite to a certain joint action. This is usually a muscle that is located on the opposite side of the joint from the agonist.