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colposuspension

colposuspension noun: the use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women.

Noun

colposuspension (countable and uncountable, plural colposuspensions)

  1. The use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women
    • Noe et al. generally uses two single “interrupted” sutures or, in case of a colposuspension, a “continuous” type suture.2016 February 5, “Laparoscopic Pectopexy: A Biomechanical Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of colposuspension

pluralcolposuspensions

Origin of colposuspension

From colpo- + suspension.

Questions about colposuspension

What does colposuspension mean?
Colposuspension means the use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women.
What part of speech is colposuspension?
Colposuspension is a noun.
What is the plural of colposuspension?
The plural of colposuspension is colposuspensions.

Words near colposuspension in the dictionary

  1. colposcopists
  2. colposcopy
  3. colpospasm
  4. colpostat
  5. colpostats
  6. colposuspension
  7. colposuspensions
  8. colpotomies
  9. colpotomy
  10. Colpoys
  11. Colpoyses

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