-rrhaphy

/ɹəfɪ//ɹəfi/

suffix

suture

OriginAncient Greek -ρραφία →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicinesuture

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-ρραφία
  2. English-rrhaphy

From Ancient Greek -ρραφία (-rrhaphía), from ῥάπτω (rháptō, “I sew”).

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-rrhaphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rrhaphy

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“-rrhaphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rrhaphy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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