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staphylorrhaphy Surg.|stæfɪˈlɒrəfɪ| Also -o(r)raphy. [ad. assumed Gr. *σταϕυλορραϕία, f. σταϕυλή (see staphyle) + ῥαϕή sewing, suture.] The surgical closure of a cleft palate.
1835Lancet 31 Jan. 648/1 In the operation of staphyloraphy,..if care be not taken to leave the ends of the sutures rather long..the knots will readily untie. 1846F. Brittan tr. Malgaigne's Man. Oper. Surg. 363 When there is only a narrow fissure in the velum, we have staphyloraphy, properly so called; when this cleft, very much separated, simulates a loss of substance, staphyloplasty. 1855Dunglison Med. Lex., Staphylorraphy..consists in paring the edges of the cleft; passing ligatures through them, and bringing them together. 1878L. P. Meredith Teeth 242 The operation of staphyloraphy. 1898Rose & Carless Man. Surg. 722 In dealing with clefts of the soft palate alone, a modification of the above operation may be performed, called staphylorraphy. attrib.1895Arnold & Sons' Catal. Surg. Instrum. 232 Suture Needles for Staphyloraphy operations. Hence staphyloˈrrhaphic a., pertaining to or used in staphylorrhaphy.
1875Knight Dict. Mech., Staphyloraphic Instruments. |