palatorrhaphy


palatorrhaphy

 [pal″ah-tor´ah-fe] surgical correction of a cleft palate; see also palatoplasty.

pal·a·tor·rha·phy

(pal'ă-tōr'ă-fē), Suture of a cleft palate. Synonym(s): staphylorrhaphy, uraniscorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy, velosynthesis [palato- + G. rhaphē, suture]

palatorrhaphy

(păl′ə-tôr′ə-fē)n. Suture of a cleft palate.

palatorrhaphy

(1) Palatoplasty, see there. 
(2) Surgical repair of a cleft palate.

pal·a·tor·rha·phy

(pal'ă-tōr'ă-fē) The surgical repair of a cleft palate.
Synonym(s): staphylorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy. [palato- + G. rhaphē, suture]

pal·a·tor·rha·phy

(pal'ă-tōr'ă-fē) Suture of a cleft palate. [palato- + G. rhaphē, suture]