Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun surgery repair of a hernia by means of sutures

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word herniorrhaphy.

Examples

  • Tussah Heera, 13, of Las Vegas, cries after misspelling "herniorrhaphy" Thursday during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. A Las Vegas eighth-grader competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship was the first speller eliminated in the competition's final round Thursday night.

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2009

  • Tussah Heera, 13, of Las Vegas, cries after misspelling "herniorrhaphy" Thursday during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. contact)

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2009

  • Various surgical models (hemorrhoidectomy, herniorrhaphy, bunionectomy or total knee arthroplasty) and routes of administration (wound infiltration, subcutaneous, epidural or nerve block) were studied.

    unknown title 2011

  • FCCM, FCCP, adjunct professor at the University of Texas , College of Pharmacy, presented the data, which evaluated the use of EXPAREL at doses up to and including 300 mg compared to bupivacaine HCl at doses up to and including 150 mg administered via wound infiltration across three surgical models including hemorrhoidectomy, total knee arthroplasty and herniorrhaphy.

    unknown title 2011

  • Tussah Heera omitted one "r" in the word "herniorrhaphy," misspelling the term for a corrective surgery for a hernia as "herniorhaphy," and was knocked out in the seventh round of the annual spell-off, which was held in Washington, D.C. this week.

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2009

  • The only speller to hear the telltale bell in the first championship round was Tussah Heera of Las Vegas, who left out an "r" in the surgical term "herniorrhaphy."

    unknown title 2009

  • The only speller to hear the telltale bell in the first championship round was Tussah Heera of Las Vegas, who left out an "r" in the surgical term "herniorrhaphy."

    Gazette.com : 2009

  • Foiled by 'herniorrhaphy,' Tussah Heera is Nevada's most successful speller since 1996

    Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • A surgical procedure for correcting hernia

    January 6, 2010