commissurorrhaphy

commissurorrhaphy

 [kom″ĭ-shūr-or´ah-fe] suture of the components of a commissure, to lessen the size of the orifice.

commissurorrhaphy

(kŏm″ĭ-shūr-or′ă-fē) [″ + Gr. rhaphe, seam, ridge] The surgical joining of the parts of a commissure to decrease the size of the opening.