staphylorrhaphy

staph·y·lor·rha·phy

also staph·y·lor·a·phy (stăf′ə-lôr′ə-fē)

n. pl. staph·y·lor·rha·phies also staph·y·lor·a·phies

Repair of a cleft palate by plastic surgery.

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[staphylo- + Greek rhaphē, suture (from rhaptein, to sew; see wer- in Indo-European roots).]

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staphylorrhaphy

(ˌstæfɪˈlɒrəfɪ)

n

(Surgery) repair of a cleft palate by means of staphyloplasty and suturing

[C19: from staphylo- (in the sense: uvula) + Greek raphē a sewing or suture]

staphylorrhaphic adj

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