Tenorrhaphy
noun, plural tenorrhaphies. Surgery.
1.
suture of a tendon.
noun (pl) -phies
1.
(surgery) the union of torn or divided tendons by means of sutures
tenorrhaphy te·nor·rha·phy (tě-nôr’ə-fē)
n.
The surgical suture of the divided ends of a tendon. Also called tendinosuture, tenosuture.
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