staphylorrhaphy
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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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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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