Plural form: multiple surgical procedures that repair a hernia by stitching or closing the opening where tissue protrudes.
From 'hernio-' (hernia) + 'rraphy' (suturing, from Greek 'rhaphe' meaning seam). The plural adds '-ies' to the singular 'herniorrhaphy,' reflecting multiple procedures.
The term 'herniorrhaphy' is older than 'hernioplasty'—it represents the original hernia repair method where surgeons simply stitched the hole closed, which worked but didn't last as well as modern mesh repairs!
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