also staph·y·lor·a·phy(stăf′ə-lôr′ə-fē)n.pl.staph·y·lor·rha·phies also staph·y·lor·a·phies Repair of a cleft palate by plastic surgery.[staphylo- + Greek rhaphē, suture (from rhaptein, to sew; see wer- in Indo-European roots).]MedicalSeestaphylorrhaphy