Herniorrhaphy

//ˌhɜː(ɹ)niˈɒɹəfi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    repair of a hernia by means of sutures

Etymology

From hernia + -rrhaphy. By surface analysis, hernio- + -rrhaphy.

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