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staphylorrhaphy definition

staphy·lor·rha·phy (staf′ə lôr′ə fē)

noun pl. staphylorrhaphies -·phies

the operation of uniting a cleft palate by plastic surgery

Etymology: < staphylo- + Gr rhaphē, a sewing, suture < rhaptein, to sew: see rhapsody

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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