staphylorrhaphy

palatorrhaphy

 [pal″ah-tor´ah-fe]

surgical correction of a cleft palate; see also palatoplasty.

pal·a·tor·rha·phy

(pal'ă-tōr'ă-fē),

Suture of a cleft palate.

Synonym(s): staphylorrhaphy, uraniscorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy, velosynthesis

[palato- + G. rhaphē, suture]

staphylorrhaphy

(stăf′ə-lôr′ə-fē)

n.

See palatorrhaphy.

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staphylorrhaphy

also

staphyloraphy

(stăf′ə-lôr′ə-fē)

n. pl. staphylorrha·phies

Repair of a cleft palate by plastic surgery.

staphylorrhaphy

An older term for surgical repair of a cleft palate; i.e., palatoplasty.

pal·a·tor·rha·phy

(pal'ă-tōr'ă-fē)

The surgical repair of a cleft palate.
Synonym(s): staphylorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy.

[palato- + G. rhaphē, suture]