hysterorrhaphy

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noun

The closure of a uterine incision or tear by suture.

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Meanings

nounhysterorrhaphy (countable and uncountable, plural hysterorrhaphies)

plural hysterorrhaphies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe closure of a uterine incision or tear by suture.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineHysteropexy.

Origin

From hystero- + -rrhaphy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysterorrhaphy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysterorrhaphy.

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