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epiplopexy

epiplopexy noun: suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall.

Noun

epiplopexy (usually uncountable, plural epiplopexys)

  1. (usually) suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall

Forms of epiplopexy

pluralepiplopexys

Origin of epiplopexy

From epiploon + -pexy.

Questions about epiplopexy

What does epiplopexy mean?
Epiplopexy means suturing of the omentum to the abdominal wall.
What part of speech is epiplopexy?
Epiplopexy is a noun.
What is the plural of epiplopexy?
The plural of epiplopexy is epiplopexys.

Words near epiplopexy in the dictionary

  1. epiploic appendix
  2. epiploitis
  3. epiploon
  4. epiploons
  5. epiplopexies
  6. epiplopexy
  7. epipod
  8. epipodal
  9. epipodia
  10. epipodial
  11. epipodialia

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