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Where does “-rrhaphy” come from?

-rrhaphy (English) comes from Ancient Greek -ρραφία, from Ancient Greek ῥάπτω — I sew.

-rrhaphy (English): suture

Definitions

  1. suture

Ancestry of “-rrhaphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ρραφία—
2Ancient GreekῥάπτωI sew

Words derived from “-rrhaphy”

  • herniorrhaphy
  • colporrhaphy
  • neurorrhaphy
  • enterorrhaphy
  • tenorrhaphy
  • perineorrhaphy
  • trachelorrhaphy
  • nephrorrhaphy
  • episiorrhaphy
  • aneurysmorrhaphy
  • myorrhaphy
  • staphylorrhaphy
  • gastrorrhaphy
  • aortorrhaphy
  • hymenorrhaphy
  • vasovasorrhaphy
  • canthorrhaphy
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