Medical Term:
caliorrhaphy
Pronunciation: kā′lē-ōr′a-fē
Definition:
- Suturing of a calix.
- Plastic surgery of a dilated or obstructed calix to improve urinary drainage, often requiring combination of two or more calices or the massive movement of renal pelvic epithelium to rebuild the caliceal drainage system.
[calix, + G. rhaphē, suture, seam]
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