Where does “perineorrhaphy” come from?

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

perineorrhaphy (English): The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum

Definitions

  1. The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum

Ancestry of “perineorrhaphy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-rrhaphysuture
2Ancient Greek-ρραφία—
3Ancient GreekῥάπτωI sew

Words derived from “perineorrhaphy”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάπτω →Every word from English -rrhaphy →Every word from Ancient Greek -ρραφία →
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