Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
herniorrhaphy
her·ni·or·rha·phy [ hur-nee-awr-uh-fee, -or- ]
Subclass of:
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Etymology:
Latin hernia = a rupture + Greek rhaphe = a stitching
Definitions related to herniorrhaphy:
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Surgical procedures undertaken to repair abnormal openings through which tissue or parts of organs can protrude or are already protruding.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Surgical repair of a hernia (e.g., inguinal, abdominal).ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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The surgical repair of a hernia by approximation of the intact tissues surrounding the defect.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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