- cardiorrhaphy
- car·di·or·rha·phy
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cardiorrhaphy
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cardiorrhaphy — Suture of the heart wall. [cardio + G. rhaphe, suture] * * * car·di·or·rha·phy .kärd ē ȯr ə fē n, pl phies a surgical operation of suturing the heart muscle (as in the repair of a stab wound) * * * car·di·or·rha·phy (kahr″de orґə fe)… … Medical dictionary
cardiorrhaphy — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈȯrəfē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cardi + rrhaphy : a surgical operation of suturing the heart muscle (as in the repair of a stab wound) … Useful english dictionary
-rrhaphy — rəfē, fi noun combining form ( es) Etymology: French raphie, rrhaphie, from Greek rrhaphia, from rhaptein to sew together more at rhapsody : suture : sewing cardiorrhaphy … Useful english dictionary
