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retinopexy

retinopexy noun: fastening of a retinal tear.

Noun

retinopexy (plural retinopexies)

  1. fastening of a retinal tear
    • Access to patient-specific retinal tissue requires an intraocular procedure, called a vitrectomy, followed by detachment of the retina, retinectomy, laser retinopexy and a vitreous substitute to provide a temporary tamponade.2014 December 19, Fred K. Chen et al., “iPS Cells for Modelling and Treatment of Retinal Diseases”, in Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 3, →DOI

Forms of retinopexy

pluralretinopexies

Origin of retinopexy

From retino- + -pexy.

Questions about retinopexy

What does retinopexy mean?
Retinopexy means fastening of a retinal tear.
What part of speech is retinopexy?
Retinopexy is a noun.
What is the plural of retinopexy?
The plural of retinopexy is retinopexies.

Words near retinopexy in the dictionary

  1. retinopathic
  2. retinopathies
  3. retinopathology
  4. retinopathy
  5. retinopexies
  6. retinopexy
  7. retinophilin
  8. retinophora
  9. retinophorae
  10. retinophoral
  11. retinoprotective

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