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orchiopexy

orchiopexy noun: a procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.

Noun

orchiopexy (plural orchiopexies)

  1. A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.

orchiopexy meaning in Tamil

orchiopexy in Tamil

இடம் மாறியலிரை பொருத்தல்

Forms of orchiopexy

pluralorchiopexies
alternative formorchidopexy

Origin of orchiopexy

Learned borrowing from Latin orchis + -pexy, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + πῆξις (pêxis, “fixing”).

Questions about orchiopexy

What does orchiopexy mean?
Orchiopexy means a procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
What is orchiopexy in Tamil?
Orchiopexy in Tamil is இடம் மாறியலிரை பொருத்தல். See Orchiopexy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orchiopexy?
Orchiopexy is a noun.
What is the plural of orchiopexy?
The plural of orchiopexy is orchiopexies.

Words near orchiopexy in the dictionary

  1. orchils
  2. orchiodynia
  3. orchiometer
  4. orchiometers
  5. orchiopexies
  6. orchiopexy
  7. orchiotomy
  8. orchis
  9. orchises
  10. orchisses
  11. orchitic

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