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herniorrhaphy

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her⋅ni⋅or⋅rha⋅phy

  [hur-nee-awr-uh-fee, -or-]
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–noun, plural -phies. Surgery.
correction of a hernia by a suturing procedure.
Origin:
1915–20; hernio- + -rrhaphy
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Main Entry: her·ni·or·rha·phy
Pronunciation: "h&r-nE-'or-&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: an operation for hernia that involves opening the hernial sac, returning the contents to their normal place, obliterating the hernial sac, and closing the opening with strong sutures
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herniorrhaphy her·ni·or·rha·phy (hûr'nē-ôr'ə-fē)
n.
Surgical correction of a hernia by suturing.

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