Where does “cheilorrhaphy” come from?

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

cheilorrhaphy (English): A suture of the lip, typically to repair a congenital cleft lip

Definitions

  1. A suture of the lip, typically to repair a congenital cleft lip

Ancestry of “cheilorrhaphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-rrhaphysuture
2Ancient Greek-ρραφία—
3Ancient GreekῥάπτωI sew
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάπτω →Every word from English -rrhaphy →Every word from Ancient Greek -ρραφία →