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capsulorrhaphy

noun cap·su·lor·rha·phy \ ˌkap-sə-ˈlȯr-ə-fē \

medical Definition of capsulorrhaphy

plural capsulorrhaphies
: suture of a cut or wounded capsule (as of the knee joint)

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