Where does “episiorrhaphy” come from?

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

episiorrhaphy (English): The suturing of the vulva to repair injury

Definitions

  1. The suturing of the vulva to repair injury

Ancestry of “episiorrhaphy”, 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 →