| sutura plana | A simple firm apposition of two smooth surfaces of bones, without overlap, as seen in the lacrimomaxillary suture. Synonym: sutura plana, harmonia, harmonic suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sutura sagittalis | Line of union between the two parietal bones. Synonym: sutura sagittalis, interparietal suture, sutura interparietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura serrata | One whose opposing margins present deep sawlike indentations, as most of the sagittal suture. Synonym: sutura serrata, dentate suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenoethmoidalis | Line of union between the crest of the sphenoid bone and the perpendicular and cribriform plates of the ethmoid. Synonym: sutura sphenoethmoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenofrontalis | Line of union between the orbital plate of the frontal and the lesser wings of the sphenoid on either side. Synonym: sutura sphenofrontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenomaxillaris | An inconstant suture between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the body of the maxilla. Synonym: sutura sphenomaxillaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura spheno-orbitalis | Articulation between the orbital process of the palatine bone and the outer surface of the body of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura spheno-orbitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenoparietalis | Line of union of the lower border of the parietal with the upper edge of the greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura sphenoparietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenosquamosa | Articulation of the greater wing of the sphenoid with the squamous portion of the temporal bone. Synonym: sutura sphenosquamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenovomeriana | The line of union of the vaginal process of the sphenoid with the wing of the vomer. Synonym: sutura sphenovomeriana. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura sphenozygomatica | Junction of the zygomatic bone and greater wing of the sphenoid. Synonym: sutura sphenozygomatica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura squamosa | A scalelike suture, one whose opposing margins are scalelike and overlapping. Synonym: sutura squamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura squamosomastoidea | Line of union of the squamous and petrous portions of the temporal bone during development; it sometimes persists in the region of the mastoid process. Synonym: sutura squamosomastoidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura temporozygomatica | Line of junction of the zygomatic process of the temporal and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: sutura temporozygomatica, sutura zygomaticotemporalis, temporozygomatic suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura zygomaticofrontalis | Line of union between the zygomatic process of the frontal and the frontal process of the zygomatic bone. Synonym: sutura frontozygomatica, sutura zygomaticofrontalis. (05 Mar 2000) |