-rrhaphy

-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing. [G. rhaphe, suture]

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suffix denoting
surgical sewing; suturing. Example: herniorrhaphy (of a hernia).

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[Gr. rhaphē suture] a word termination denoting suture or operative repair.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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