tenorrhaphy

[ tuh-nawr-uh-fee, -nor- ]

noun,plural te·nor·rha·phies.Surgery.
  1. suture of a tendon.

Origin of tenorrhaphy

1
First recorded in 1885–90; teno- + -rrhaphy

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British Dictionary definitions for tenorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy

/ (tɪˈnɒrəfɪ) /


nounplural -phies
  1. surgery the union of torn or divided tendons by means of sutures

Origin of tenorrhaphy

1
C19: from teno- + Greek raphē a sewing or suture

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