orchiopexy /or·chio·pexy/ (or´ke-o-pek″se) fixation in the scrotum of an undescended testis.
Orchiopexy
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
or·chi·o·pex·y (ôr k - -p k s)n. Surgical freeing of an undescended testicle with implantation into the scrotum. Also called cryptorchidopexy. |
Orchiopexy
Surgical procedure that places the testicles in the scrotum.
orchiopexy
[ôr′kē·ōpek′sē]
Etymology: Gk, orchis + pexis, fixation
an operation to mobilize an undescended testis, bring it into the scrotum, and attach it so that it will not retract.
orchiopexy
surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum; an unethical practice in veterinary medicine.
orchiopexy
Urology The surgical fixation of an undescended testes in the scrotum. See Cryptorchidism.
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