hymenorrhaphy
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) Reconstructive surgery in which a woman's hymen is restored to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
Etymology
Affix from English hymen.
Origin
English
hymen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hymen English
- hymenal English
- hymenectomy English
- hymenitis English
- hymenless English
- hymenlike English
- hymenology English
- hymenoplasty English
- hymenotomy English
- hymen French