SYN: vaginoperineorrhaphy. [colpo- + perineum, + G. rhaphe, sewing]
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col·po·per·i·ne·or·rha·phy .käl-pō-.per-ə-(.)nē-'ȯr-ə-fē n, pl -phies the suturing of an injury to the vagina and the perineum
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n.
an operation to repair tears in the vagina and the muscles surrounding its opening, particularly posteriorly.
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col·po·per·i·ne·or·rha·phy (kol″po-per″ĭ-ne-orґə-fe) vaginoperineorrhaphy.Medical dictionary. 2011.