Akademik
thread
1.
A fine
strand
of
suture
material
.
2.
A
filamentous
structure
. [M.E., fr.
A.S.
thraed]
-
terminal
t.
SYN:
terminal
filum.
* * *
(thred) a long slender structure, such as a continuous filament of some substance used as suture material.
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.