Provided is a medical suturing needle or a round needle having a circular section, which is balanced between the magnitude of an insertion resistance to living tissues and the difficulty in damaging gloves, thereby to improve the safety. The medical suturing needle (A) comprises a ball-shaped needle tip (1), a tapered portion (2) continuing to the needle tip (1), and a trunk portion (3) continuing to the tapered portion (2). The ball of the needle tip (1) has a diameter of 0.25 mm to 0.34 mm, and the tapered portion (2) has a tapering angle of 8.5 degrees to 9.4 degrees.
