The Collaborative International Dictionary
Staphylorrhaphic
Staphyloraphy \Staph`y*lor"a*phy\, Staphylorrhaphy \Staph`y*lor"rha*phy\ (-l[o^]r"[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. stafylh` the uvula when swollen + "ra`ptein to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie.] (Surg.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft. -- Staph`y*lo*raph"ic (st[a^]f`[i^]*l[-o]*r[a^]f"[i^]k), Staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic (-l[o^]r*r[a^]f"[i^]k), a.