tenorrhaphy
[ tuh-nawr-uh-fee, -nor- ]
/ təˈnɔr ə fi, -ˈnɒr- /
noun, plural te·nor·rha·phies. Surgery.
suture of a tendon.
Words nearby tenorrhaphy
tenor cor,
tenor horn,
tenoreceptor,
tenorist,
tenorite,
tenorrhaphy,
tenositis,
tenostosis,
tenosuspension,
tenosuture,
tenosynovectomy
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-nôr′ə-fē ]
n.
The surgical suture of the divided ends of a tendon.
tendinosuture tenosuture