STAPHYLORRHAPHY

Etymology

Noun

staphylorrhaphy (countable and uncountable, plural staphylorrhaphies)

The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft.

Source: Wiktionary


Staph`y*lor"a*phy, Staph`y*lor"rha*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. staphylorraphie.]

Definition: The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft.

– Staph`y*lo*raph"ic, Staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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