herniorrhaphy

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

noun,plural her·ni·or·rha·phies.Surgery.
  1. correction of a hernia by a suturing procedure.

Origin of herniorrhaphy

1
First recorded in 1915–20; hernio- + -rrhaphy

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British Dictionary definitions for herniorrhaphy

herniorrhaphy

/ (ˌhɜːnɪˈɒrəfɪ) /


nounplural -phies
  1. surgical repair of a hernia by means of a suturing operation

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