staphylorrhaphy

staphylorrhaphy
staphylorrhaphy [staf΄ə lôr′ə fē]
n.
pl. staphylorrhaphies/span> STAPHYLO- + Gr rhaphē, a sewing, suture < rhaptein, to sew: see RHAPSODY
the operation of uniting a cleft palate by plastic surgery

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staph·y·lor·rha·phy also staph·y·lor·a·phy (stăf'ə-lôrʹə-fē) n. pl. staph·y·lor·rha·phies
Repair of a cleft palate by plastic surgery.
  [staphylo- + Greek rhaphē, suture (from rhaptein, to sew. See wer-2.]

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  • staphylorrhaphy — [staf΄ə lôr′ə fē] n. pl. staphylorrhaphies [< STAPHYLO + Gr rhaphē, a sewing, suture < rhaptein, to sew: see RHAPSODY] the operation of uniting a cleft palate by plastic surgery …   English World dictionary

  • Staphylorrhaphy — Staphyloraphy Staph y*lor a*phy, Staphylorrhaphy Staph y*lor rha*phy ( l[o^]r [.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. stafylh the uvula when swollen + ra ptein to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie.] (Surg.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • staphylorrhaphy — SYN: palatorrhaphy. [staphylo + G. rhaphe, suture] * * * (palatorrhaphy, uraniscorrhaphy) n. surgical suture of a cleft palate. * * * staph·y·lor·rha·phy (staf″ə lorґə fe) palatorrhaphy …   Medical dictionary

  • staphylorrhaphy — palatorrhaphy; = uraniscorrhaphy; n. surgical suture of a cleft palate …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • staphylorrhaphy — /stæfəˈlɔrəfi/ (say stafuh lawruhfee) noun the uniting of a cleft palate by plastic surgery. {staphylo + rrhaphy (from Greek rhaphia, from rhaphē suture) …  

  • staphylorrhaphy — staphylorrhˈaphy noun (Gr rhaphē stitching) the operation of uniting a cleft palate • • • Main Entry: ↑staphylo …   Useful english dictionary

  • Стафилорафия (Staphylorrhaphy), Палаторафия (Palatorrhaphy), Уранорафия (Uraniscorrhaphy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в ушивании расщелины неба. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • uraniscorrhaphy — staphylorrhaphy …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • palatorrhaphy — Suture of a cleft palate. SYN: staphylorrhaphy, uraniscorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy, velosynthesis. [palato + G. rhaphe, suture] * * * n. see staphylorrhaphy * …   Medical dictionary

  • Staphyloraphic — Staphyloraphy Staph y*lor a*phy, Staphylorrhaphy Staph y*lor rha*phy ( l[o^]r [.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. stafylh the uvula when swollen + ra ptein to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie.] (Surg.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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