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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

neurorrafia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: neurorrafia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Neurorrhaphy/njʊəˈrɔːr.ə.fi/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A neurorrafia é o procedimento cirúrgico para suturar nervos."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The surgical suturing of the divided ends of a severed or injured nerve.

    "Successful neurorrhaphy was performed to restore motor function in the patient's hand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words 'neuron' meaning nerve and 'rhaphe' meaning stitching or suture. Coined in the 19th century as medical terminology to describe the surgical suturing of a divided nerve.

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