orchiopexyn.
/ˈɔːkɪə(ʊ)pɛksi/, U.S. /ˈɔrkioʊˌpɛksi/ Surgery.
Surgical fixation of the testicle into the scrotum; an instance of this; = orchidopexy n. at orchido- comb. form 1.
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nephrorrhaphy1885
hysterorrhaphy1886
hysteropexy1889
orchidopexy1893
rectopexy1895
colopexy1896
nephropexy1897
splenopexy1897
omentopexy1905
typhlopexy1913
orchiopexy1931
1909 F. Torek in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 90 952/2 I had to present one of my cases of orcheopexy before this section of the Academy.
1931 F. Torek in Ann. Surg. 94 97 My original spelling, orcheopexy, should therefore be changed to orchiopexy.
1938 H. Bailey & R. J. M. Love Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) xxix. 544 If this treatment fails, orchiopexy should be advised.
1963 Lancet 5 Jan. 21/1 In four cases where the testicle was regarded as non-viable the operation was orchiectomy. Orchiopexy was carried out in the rest though it was not always thought that the organ would function.
1974 Investigative Urol. 11 303 Nephropexy and orchiopexy using tissue adhesives were performed on rats and rabbits.
1997 Jrnl. Urol. 157 1889 These ascending testes appear to explain why a significant number of orchiopexies are performed later in childhood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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