Staphyloraphy \Staph`y*lor"a*phy\, Staphylorrhaphy \Staph`y*lor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. ? the uvula when swollen + ? to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie.] The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft. -- {Staph`y*lo*raph"ic}, {Staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic}, a.