Celiorrhaphy

/ˌseːliəʊˈræfi/ noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Kelly Says

The '-rraphy' ending always means stitching something up—surgeons use it like a blueprint to say 'this is where we sew things back together!'

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