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sacrocolpopexy

sacrocolpopexy noun: surgical fixation of the prolapsed uterus or vagina to the sacrum, as a surgical procedure for repairing pelvic organ prolapse.

Noun

sacrocolpopexy (plural sacrocolpopexies)

  1. Surgical fixation of the prolapsed uterus or vagina to the sacrum, as a surgical procedure for repairing pelvic organ prolapse.
    • Literature suggests abdominal sacrocolpopexy to still be the gold standard [2 –5 ].2016 February 5, “Laparoscopic Pectopexy: A Biomechanical Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of sacrocolpopexy

pluralsacrocolpopexies

Origin of sacrocolpopexy

From sacro- + colpopexy.

Questions about sacrocolpopexy

What does sacrocolpopexy mean?
Sacrocolpopexy means surgical fixation of the prolapsed uterus or vagina to the sacrum, as a surgical procedure for repairing pelvic organ prolapse.
What part of speech is sacrocolpopexy?
Sacrocolpopexy is a noun.
What is the plural of sacrocolpopexy?
The plural of sacrocolpopexy is sacrocolpopexies.

Words near sacrocolpopexy in the dictionary

  1. sacrococcygeal
  2. sacrococcygectomy
  3. sacrococcyx
  4. sacrococygeal
  5. sacrocolpopexies
  6. sacrocolpopexy
  7. sacrocostal
  8. sacrodorsal
  9. sacrodynia
  10. sacrofanite
  11. sacrofemoral

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