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  • noun medicine Reconstructive surgery in which a woman's hymen is restored to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.

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Examples

  • The problem with hymenorrhaphy, however, is that it's outrageously expensive.

    Today.Az 2010

  • And so an alternative solution to hymenorrhaphy, many street peddlers in China now offer artificial hymens or maidenheads that inflate inside a woman's vagina, after which it can be

    Today.Az 2010

  • And what's most surprising is that most of these artificial hymens can be purchased for less than 50 US dollars, which is a steal compared to the price of hymenorrhaphy.

    Today.Az 2010

  • Believe it or not, she can actually replace her broken hymen via hymenorrhaphy, a form of cosmetic surgery wherein the hymen tissue is pulled back together, thereby allowing it to be

    Today.Az 2010

  • The labiaplasty-clipping the lips for a symmetrical, neat shape; the vaginoplasty-general rejuvenation of the vagina area including tightening; and lastly, popular amongst born again Christians is the hymenorrhaphy-the surgical reconstruction of the hymen so you are biologically virginal-because that 30-second teenage blood-hump was so magical the first time round that for some reason you want to relive it.

    Vice Magazine 2009

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