Category:Staphyloraphy

Staph`y*lor"a*phy, staph`y*lor"rha*phy, n. Etym: [gr. Staphylorraphie.]

Defn: the operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring And bringing together the edges of the cleft. -- staph`y*lo*raph"ic, staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic, a.