Hymenorrhaphy

noun

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Noun

1
Reconstructive surgery in which a woman's hymen is restored to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.

Synonyms

hymenoplasty hymenoplasty

Etymology

From hymen + -o- + -rrhaphy.

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