staph·y·lor·rha·phy also staph·y·lor·a·phy (st f  -lôr -f )n. pl. staph·y·lor·rha·phies also staph·y·lor·a·phies Repair of a cleft palate by plastic surgery. [staphylo- + Greek rhaph , suture (from rhaptein, to sew; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots).] |
staphylorrhaphy [ˌstæfɪˈlɒrəfɪ]
n
(Medicine / Surgery) repair of a cleft palate by means of staphyloplasty and suturing
[from staphylo- (in the sense: uvula) + Greek raphē a sewing or suture]
staphylorrhaphic [ˌstæfɪlɒˈræfɪk] adj
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