Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STAPH-Y-LOR'A-PHY
STAPH-Y-LOR'A-PHY, n. [Gr. σταφυλη, and ραφη, a suture, from ραπτω.]
A surgical suture of the palate, for the purpose of uniting the edges of a fissure.
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STAPH-Y-LOR'A-PHY, n. [Gr. σταφυλη, and ραφη, a suture, from ραπτω.]
A surgical suture of the palate, for the purpose of uniting the edges of a fissure.
Return to page 249 of the letter “S”.