Meanings
Origin
From hernia + -rrhaphy. By surface analysis, hernio- + -rrhaphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan herniorràfia
- herniorràfiarepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Chinese Mandarin 疝修補術 /疝修补术
- 疝修補術 /疝修补术repair of a hernia by means of sutures
Finnish herniorrafia
- herniorrafiarepair of a hernia by means of sutures
French herniorraphie
- herniorraphierepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Italian ernorrafia
- ernorrafiarepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Portuguese herniorrafia
- herniorrafiarepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Spanish herniorrafía
- herniorrafíarepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Thai ศัลยกรรมซ่อมไส้เลื่อน
- ศัลยกรรมซ่อมไส้เลื่อนrepair of a hernia by means of sutures
Cite this entry
APA
herniorrhaphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herniorrhaphy
MLA
“herniorrhaphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herniorrhaphy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herniorrhaphy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herniorrhaphy.
Source: herniorrhaphy on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.