Morpheme
Rrhaph
Type
bound base
Denotation
suture, sew
Etymology
Ancient Greek -rrhaphía, from rháptein
Evidence
achillorrhaphy, angiorrhaphy, aortorrhaphy, arteriorrhaphy, cardiorrhaphy, cheilorrhaphy, colporrhaphy, cystorrhaphy, duodenorrhaphy, enterorrhaphy, episiorrhaphy, gastrorrhaphy, hepatorrhaphy, herniorrhaphy, hymenorrhaphy, hysterorrhaphy, myorrhaphy, nephrorrhaphy, neurorrhaphy, osteorrhaphy, perineorrhaphy, renorrhaphy, trachelorrhaphy, venorrhaphy
Notes
follows common Ancient Greek rule in which initial <r> in the second part in a compound is doubled
