tenorrhaphy
[ tuh-nawr-uh-fee, -nor- ]
noun,plural te·nor·rha·phies.Surgery.
suture of a tendon.
Origin of tenorrhaphy
1Words Nearby tenorrhaphy
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British Dictionary definitions for tenorrhaphy
tenorrhaphy
/ (tɪˈnɒrəfɪ) /
nounplural -phies
surgery the union of torn or divided tendons by means of sutures
Origin of tenorrhaphy
1C19: from teno- + Greek raphē a sewing or suture
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