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Staphylorrhaphy
{
Staphˊy-lor′a-phy
,Staphˊy-lor′rha-phy
}(-lŏr′ȧ-fy̆)
, Noun.
[Gr.
σταφυλή
the uvula when swollen + ῥάπτειν
to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie
.] (Surg.)
The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft.
– Staphˊy-lo-raph′ic
(stăfˊĭ-lō̍-răf′ĭk)
, Staphˊy-lor-rhaph′ic
(-lŏr-răf′ĭk)
, Adj.