{ Staph`y*lor"a*phy, Staph`y*lor"rha*phy } (?),
n. [Gr. ? the uvula when swollen + ? to sew: cf.
F. staphylorraphie.] The operation of uniting a cleft
palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the
cleft. -- Staph`y*lo*raph"ic (#),
Staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic (#), a.