require stitches
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To need medical stitches to close a wound (more formal).
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- The deep cut will definitely require stitches.
- If the wound continues to bleed, it might require stitches.
- Doctors confirmed that her laceration would require several stitches.
- Do you think this injury will require stitches?
- To prevent infection, severe gashes often require stitches.
- After the accident, he was told his arm would require stitches.
- The surgeon determined that the incision would require precise stitches.
- Any wound deeper than a quarter-inch usually requires stitches.
- She hoped the cut wouldn't require stitches, but it looked serious.
- The wound was so deep it had to require stitches immediately.