orchiopexy Surg.
(ˈɔːkiːəpɛksɪ)
[f. Gr. ὄρχι-ς testicle + -o + -pexy.]
= orchidopexy s.v. orchido-.
| [1909 F. Torek in N.Y. Med. Jrnl. XC. 952/2, I had to present one of my cases of orcheopexy before this section of the Academy.] 1931 ― in Ann. Surg. XCIV. 97 My original spelling, orcheopexy, should therefore be changed to orchiopexy. 1938 Bailey & Love Short Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) xxix. 544 If this treatment fails, orchiopexy should be advised. 1963 [see orchiectomy]. 1974 Investigative Urol. XI. 303 Nephropexy and orchiopexy using tissue adhesives were performed on rats and rabbits. |