tenorrhaphy

[ tuh-nawr-uh-fee, -nor- ]
/ təˈnɔr ə fi, -ˈnɒr- /

noun, plural te·nor·rha·phies. Surgery.

suture of a tendon.

Origin of tenorrhaphy

First recorded in 1885–90; teno- + -rrhaphy

British Dictionary definitions for tenorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy
/ (tɪˈnɒrəfɪ) /

noun plural -phies

surgery the union of torn or divided tendons by means of sutures

Word Origin for tenorrhaphy

C19: from teno- + Greek raphē a sewing or suture

Medical definitions for tenorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy
[ tĕ-nôrə-fē ]

n.

The surgical suture of the divided ends of a tendon. tendinosuture tenosuture