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neurorrhaphy

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neurorrhaphy /neu·ror·rha·phy/ (ndbobr-ror´ah-fe) suture of a divided nerve.
neu·ror·rha·phy (n-rôr-f)
n.
The surgical suturing of a divided nerve. Also called neurosuture.
neurorrhaphy
[noo͡rôr′əfē]
Etymology: Gk, neuron, nerve, rhaphe, suture
a surgical procedure to suture a severed nerve.
neurorrhaphy [noo͡-ror´ah-fe]
suture of a divided nerve.
neurorrhaphy
suture of a divided nerve.
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