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Myorraphy is the surgical suturing of a muscle. As with hernias, people require the torn muscle to be sown back together for proper healing.
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∙ 12y agoMyorrhaphy means suture of a muscle, or suturing a muscle together.
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Is epirrhaphy misspelled?
Yes, Myorrhaphy is the correct term
What is the meaning of the suffix - rrhappy?
rrhaphy is a surgical suffix that refers to a suture. For example, the medical term Myorrhaphy means to suture together muscle.
What is the medical term meaning suture of the muscle?
Myorrhaphy is the surgical suturing of a muscle wound (my/o means muscle and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing).
What is the medical term musclerrhaphy?
Musclerrhaphy is a funny word that you don't usually see in medical context. The usual equivalent term would be myorrhaphy, which is surgical repair of a muscle.
What is the surgical suturing of a defect in the muscular wall?
Myorrhaphy is the term meaning surgical suture of a muscle, but the term herniorrhaphy is surgical repair of a hernia, i.e. a weakened muscular wall.
What is the suffix and root name of Myorrhaphy?
The prefix 'myo' means muscle, followed by the root 'card' which means heart and then the suffix 'itis' means inflammation
What is the medical terminology suffix meaning suture?
-rrhaphy is the medical terminology suffix meaning suture.rrhaphy
What is the medical term meaning suture of a defect in a muscular wall such as the repair of a hernia?
Celeoplasty or herniorrhaphy is surgical repair of a hernia.
What is the medical term meaning surgical repair of any vessel?
Angiorrhaphy is surgical suture of a vessel. Angi/o means blood vessel and rrhaphy is suturing. The junction in between two sutured blood vessels is called an anastamosis. Angioplasty is any surgical repair of a blood vessel.
