Staphylorrhaphy Definition

stafəlôrəfē
staphylorrhaphy, staphylorrhaphies
noun
The operation of uniting a cleft palate by plastic surgery.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Staphylorrhaphy

Noun

Singular:
staphylorrhaphy
Plural:
staphylorrhaphies

Origin of Staphylorrhaphy

  • staphylo– Greek rhaphē suture (from rhaptein to sew wer-2 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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