-rrhaphy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ρραφία (-rrhaphía), from ῥάπτω (rháptō, “I sew”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹəfɪ/, /ɹəfi/

Suffix

-rrhaphy

  1. (surgery) suture

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -rrhaphy
achillorrhaphy
aneurysmorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
aortorrhaphy
arteriorrhaphy
canthorrhaphy
capsulorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
cheilorrhaphy
choledochorrhaphy
colporrhaphy
cystorrhaphy
duodenorrhaphy
enterorrhaphy
episiorrhaphy
gastrorrhaphy
hepatorrhaphy
herniorrhaphy
hymenorrhaphy
hysterorrhaphy
myorrhaphy
nephrorrhaphy
neurorrhaphy
osteorrhaphy
perineorrhaphy
renorrhaphy
staphylorrhaphy
tenorrhaphy
trachelorrhaphy
vasovasorrhaphy
venorrhaphy
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