Celiorrhaphy

/ˌseːliəʊˈræfi/ noun

Surgical suturing or sewing of the abdominal wall or abdominal structures.

From Greek koilia (belly) + raphia (suturing, sewing). The -rraphy suffix comes from the Greek verb meaning 'to sew' and appears in many surgical terms.

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