- pericardiorrhaphy
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n.the repair of wounds in the membrane surrounding the heart (pericardium), such as those due to injury or surgery.* * *
peri·car·di·or·rha·phy (per″e-kahr″de-orґə-fe) [pericardium + -rrhaphy] the operation of suturing a wound in the pericardium.
Medical dictionary. 2011.