colporrhaphy /col·por·rha·phy/ (kol-por´ah-fe)
colporrhaphy
1. suture of the vagina.
2. the operation of denuding and suturing the vaginal wall to narrow the vagina.
col·por·rha·phy (k l-pôr  -f )n. Repair of a rupture of the vagina by suturing the edges of the tear. |
colporrhaphy
[kolpôr′əfē]
Etymology: Gk, kolpos + raphe, suture
a surgical procedure in which the vagina is sutured to narrow it.
colporrhaphy
1. suture of the vagina.
2. the operation of denuding and suturing the vaginal wall to narrow the vagina.
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