pneumonopexy

pneumonopexy

 [noo-mo´no-pek″se] fixation of the lung to the thoracic wall.

pneu·mo·no·pex·y

(nū'mō-nō-pek'sē), Fixation of the lung by suturing the parietal and visceral pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers. Synonym(s): pneumopexy [G. pneumōn, lung, + pēxis, fixation]

pneu·mo·no·pex·y

(nū-mō'nō-pek-sē) Fixation of the lung by suturing the costal and pulmonary pleurae or otherwise causing adhesion of the two layers. [G. pneumōn, lung, + pēxis, fixation]