uteropexy

hysteropexy

 [his´ter-o-pek″se]

fixation of a displaced uterus by surgery.

Hysteropexy, with fixation to the anterior abdominal wall. From Dorland's, 2000.

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hys·ter·o·pex·y

(his'ter-ō-pek'sē),

Fixation of a displaced or abnormally movable uterus.

Synonym(s): uterofixation, uteropexy

[hystero- + G. pēxis, fixation]

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hys·ter·o·pex·y

(his'tĕr-ō-pek-sē)

Fixation of a displaced or abnormally movable uterus.
Synonym(s): uterofixation, uteropexy.

[hystero- + G. pēxis, fixation]

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