Noun (thing)
    
  
    Angiorrhaphy  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        the repair of a blood vessel by stitching        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The surgeon performed an angiorrhaphy on the wounded soldier's leg to restore blood flow and hopefully prevent amputation.