ventrosuspension

ventrosuspension
= ventrofixation; n.
surgical fixation of a displaced uterus to the anterior abdominal wall. This may be achieved by shortening the round ligaments at their attachment either to the uterus or to the abdominal wall.

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  • ventrosuspension — n. surgical fixation of a displaced uterus to the anterior abdominal wall. This may be achieved by shortening the round ligaments at their attachment either to the uterus or to the abdominal wall. * * * ven·tro·sus·pen·sion (ven″tro… …   Medical dictionary

  • ligamentopexy — lig·a·men·to·pexy .lig ə men tə .pek sē n, pl pex·ies a fixation or suspension of the uterus by shortening or suturing the round ligaments * * * lig·a·men·to·pexy (lig″ə men″to pekґse) ventrosuspension by shortening or suturing… …   Medical dictionary

  • ventrofixation — n. see ventrosuspension * * * ven·tro·fix·a·tion (ven″tro fik saґshən) [ventro + fixation] the operation of suspending the retroplaced uterus to the abdominal wall. Cf. hysteropexy …   Medical dictionary

  • ventrofixation — n.; see ventrosuspension …   The new mediacal dictionary

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