phleborrhaphy

[ flĭ-bôr′ə-fē ]

n.

The surgical suturing of a vein.

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Words nearby phleborrhaphy

phlebology, phlebomanometer, phlebophlebostomy, phleboplasty, phleborrhagia, phleborrhaphy, phleborrhexis, phlebosclerosis, phlebostasis, phlebostenosis, phlebothrombosis
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