tenorrhaphy

[ tuh-nawr-uh-fee, -nor- ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural te·nor·rha·phies.

1. suture of a tendon.

tenorrhaphy

/ tɪˈnɒrəfɪ /

noun

1. surgery the union of torn or divided tendons by means of sutures

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenorrhaphy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; teno- + -rrhaphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenorrhaphy¹

C19: from teno- + Greek raphē a sewing or suture