The suffix "-rhaphy" means surgical suturing to close a wound.
The suffix for cystorrhaphy is -rrhaphy, which means surgical suturing or repair. In cystorrhaphy, this suffix specifically refers to the surgical repair of the bladder.
The suffix "-rraphy" means surgical suturing or stitching. It is commonly used in medical terminology to denote a surgical procedure involving stitching.
The suffix "-desis" refers to the surgical fixation of a bone or joint.
The prefix of colectomy is "co-" and it means colon. The suffix of colectomy is "-ectomy" and it means surgical removal.
The suffix "-rrhaphy" in the term splenorrhaphy means "suture" or "surgical repair." So, splenorrhaphy refers to the surgical repair of the spleen.
-rrhaphy is the medical terminology suffix meaning suture.rrhaphy
The suffix for cystorrhaphy is -rrhaphy, which means surgical suturing or repair. In cystorrhaphy, this suffix specifically refers to the surgical repair of the bladder.
The suffix "-rraphy" means surgical suturing or stitching. It is commonly used in medical terminology to denote a surgical procedure involving stitching.
surgical suturing of the liver
Myorrhaphy is the surgical suturing of a muscle wound (my/o means muscle and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing).
-ectomy is the suffix in "nephrectomy." It means "surgical removal.""-ectomy" is the suffix for nephrectomy. Nephr- means kidney, and -ectomy means surgical removal.
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The suffix "-desis" refers to the surgical fixation of a bone or joint.
Myorraphy is the surgical suturing of a muscle. As with hernias, people require the torn muscle to be sown back together for proper healing.
-ectomy means surgical removal
The prefix of colectomy is "co-" and it means colon. The suffix of colectomy is "-ectomy" and it means surgical removal.
Surgical closure; suture-raph-, -rhap- from Gr. rhaphe, means "suture, seam" and word ending -rraphy means "surgical suturing of a specified part". [rhapsody, lit. odes or songs stitched together, fig. Mus. an improvisational composition irregular in form, angiorrhaphy, lit. vessel surgical suturing, cheilorrhaphy, lit. lip surgical suturing, ileorrhaphy, lit. ileum surgical suturing, raphe, lit. seam]Mnemonic for remembering the word part -raph-, -rhaph-:You've sutured your canvas painting of Raphael's (-raphe-, nr.) famous angels back together. You wish those angels would quite fighting with each other.