cystorrhaphy

Suture of a wound or defect in the urinary bladder. [cysto- + G. rhaphe, a sewing]

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cys·tor·rha·phy sis-'tōr-ə-fē, -'tȯr- n, pl -phies suture of a wound, injury, or rupture in the urinary bladder

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cys·tor·rha·phy (sis-torґə-fe) [cysto- + -rrhaphy] the operation of suturing the bladder.