Medical Definition of Caliorrhaphy

1. 1. Suturing of a calix. 2. Plastic surgery of a dilated or obstructed calix to improve urinary drainage, often requiring combination of two or more calices or the massive movement of pelvic mucosa to rebuild the caliceal drainage system. Origin: calix, + G. Rhaphe, suture, seam (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caliorrhaphy

caliginous
caliginousness
caligo
caligoes
caligos
caligraphic
caligraphies
caligraphy
calima
calimanco
calimas
calimocho
calimochos
caliology
calioplasty
caliorrhaphy (current term)
caliotomy
calipash
calipashes
calipee
calipees
caliper
caliper brake
caliper micrometer
calipered
calipering
calipers
caliph
caliphal
caliphate

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