herniorrhaphy

[hur-nee-awr-uh-fee, -or-]

noun, plural her·ni·or·rha·phies. Surgery.

correction of a hernia by a suturing procedure.

Origin of herniorrhaphy

First recorded in 1915–20; hernio- + -rrhaphy

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British Dictionary definitions for herniorrhaphy

herniorrhaphy

noun plural -phies

surgical repair of a hernia by means of a suturing operation

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herniorrhaphy in Medicine

herniorrhaphy

[hûr′nē-ôr′ə-fē]

n.

Surgical correction of a hernia by suturing.