pneumopexy

pneu·mo·no·pex·y

(nū'mō-nō-pek'sē),

Fixation of the lung by suturing the parietal and visceral pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers.

Synonym(s): pneumopexy

[G. pneumōn, lung, + pēxis, fixation]

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pneumopexy

(nū′mō-pĕks″ē) [Gr. pneumon, lung, + pexis, fixation]

Pneumonopexy.

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