enteropexy

enteropexy
n.
a surgical operation in which part of the intestine is fixed to the abdominal wall. This was formerly performed for visceroptosis (a condition in which the abdominal organs were thought to have descended to a lower than normal position), but it is no longer carried out.

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  • enteropexy — Fixation of a segment of the intestine to the abdominal wall. [entero + G. pexis, fixation] * * * n. a surgical operation in which part of the intestine is fixed to the abdominal wall. This was formerly performed for visceroptosis (a condition in …   Medical dictionary

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