tenorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy
Suture of the divided ends of a tendon. SYN: tendinosuture, tendon suture, tenosuture. [teno- + G. rhaphe, suture]

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te·nor·rha·phy te-'nȯr-ə-fē n, pl -phies surgical suture of a divided tendon

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n.
the surgical operation of uniting the ends of divided tendons by suture.

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te·nor·rha·phy (tə-norґə-fe) [teno- + -rrhaphy] the union of a divided tendon by a suture.

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  • Tenorrhaphy — Te*nor rha*phy, n. [Gr. te nwn tendon + rhaphy.] (Surg.) Suture of a tendon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tenorrhaphy — [tə nôr′ə fē] n. pl. tenorrhaphies [ TENO + Gr rrhaphia, a suturing < rhaphē, seam] Surgery the joining of a divided tendon by sutures …   English World dictionary

  • tenorrhaphy — /teuh nawr euh fee, nor /, n., pl. tenorrhaphies. Surg. suture of a tendon. [1885 90; TENO + RRHAPHY] * * * tenorrhaphy /ti norˈə fi/ (medicine) noun The repairing of a split or torn tendon by sutures ORIGIN: Gr tenōn tendon, and raphē suture * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • tenorrhaphy — /teuh nawr euh fee, nor /, n., pl. tenorrhaphies. Surg. suture of a tendon. [1885 90; TENO + RRHAPHY] * * * …   Universalium

  • tenorrhaphy — n. sewing of a tendon, suturing of a tendon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tenorrhaphy — n. the surgical operation of uniting the ends of divided tendons by suture …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • tenorrhaphy — /təˈnɒrəfi/ (say tuh noruhfee) noun (plural tenorrhaphies) suture of a tendon. {teno + Greek (r)rhaphia} …  

  • Тенорафия (Tenorrhaphy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в сшивании разделенных концов сухожилия. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • ТЕНОРАФИЯ — (tenorrhaphy) хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в сшивании разделенных концов сухожилия …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • Suture — The word suture has several uses in medicine, including: {{}}Cranial suture A type of joint between the bones of the skull where the bones are held tightly together by fibrous tissue. A surgical suture Thread like material used to sew tissue… …   Medical dictionary

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