Meaning & use
Neurorrhaphy
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The surgical suturing together of the cut ends of a severed nerve.
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The surgeon performed neurorrhaphy to reconnect the damaged nerve in his hand.
Recovery after neurorrhaphy can take many months as the nerve regenerates.
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From the Greek 'neuron' (nerve) and 'rhaphe' (suture).
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nerve repair
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