Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
palatorrhaphy
Definitions related to palatorrhaphy:
  • The surgical repair of a cleft palate by approximation of the intact tissues surrounding the defect.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cleft palate repair) Surgery to repair a cleft palate.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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